Determining Default Email Client

[wcwolff]

I have an application that needs to launch the default email client as it exits. I do not want to use the mailto: method because beacuse I am not creating a new outgoing email.

I have been unable to determine what the default email client on the machine is to launch the correct program.

I am using the following code to launch the client:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("outlook.exe")
or
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("Thunderbird.exe")
etc.

Thanks in advance for any help!
W. C. Wolff

 

[Mike555]

I found this which applies to VB5 & VB6. Maybe this will point you in the right direction.

http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.Asp?ID=80

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