Determine Email App

[sbowman]

I need a way to determine if my users are using Lotus or Outlook via
VBA code. I'm sending out an email after all processing is done and I
expected that all users were on Lotus, but now I've found out some are
using outlook....BOOOOOOO!!!

Thanks,
Shelley

 

[Michel Pierron]

Hi sbowman,
May be:

Sub DefaultMailSoftware()
Const Key As String = "HKLM\Software\Clients\Mail\"
MsgBox CreateObject("WScript.Shell").regread(Key), 64
End Sub

MP

 

[ducky]

I need a way to determine if my users are using Lotus or Outlook via
VBA code. I'm sending out an email after all processing is done and I
expected that all users were on Lotus, but now I've found out some are
using outlook....BOOOOOOO!!!

Thanks,
Shelley

there is a key in the registry that indicates the default mail program.
i forget which one, but i'm sure some googling will tell you. i don't
know why it would matter tho as long as you can get the email to send
from your machine, the end user should be able to open it with any mail
client. i must be messing something. hope this (kind of) helps

AR

 

[Guest]

Just an added thought.

That certainly tells you the default mail program, but mine is outlook and I
often read some accounts with outlook express. So I guess it depends on what
you want to achieve.

 

[Michel Pierron]

Hi Tom,
You are right, I am in the same case as you.

Regards,
MP

 

[sbowman]

Thanks guys for all your help. How would I return the regkey value in a
variable? All I'm trying to accomplish is send an email message, no
attachments, pre determined body text, to a specified address. Should
be easy right? Too bad I have a variable amount of users that use
Lotus, and some that use Outlook!!!

Thanks,
Shelley