Get e-mail client name from code

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Bill

Is there some kind of VBA interface whereby I can
obtain the name of the current e-mail client? E.g.,
"Outlook", "Outlook Express", etc.

Thanks,
Bill
 
John,
I'm not at all familiar with WMI. I followed the link you suggested
but don't know enough about WMI to begin searching for how to
use WMI to return the name of the current user's default e-mail
client. Can you get me started?
Thanks,
Bill
 
I don't know how to get the email client. however, you can put a bottom
beside a field in a form, and launch the current email client with the email
address FILLED IN by using:

application.FollowHyperlink "mailto:" & me!MyEmailFieldName &
"?subject=Overdue invoice"

Note how the above also sets the subject. This will work regardless of what
email client is being used...
 
I don't count myself as familiar with WMI either, just know that it
exists and have used it once or twice. If there's nothing useful to find
by googling, I'd ask in a Windows XP forum.



John,
I'm not at all familiar with WMI. I followed the link you suggested
but don't know enough about WMI to begin searching for how to
use WMI to return the name of the current user's default e-mail
client. Can you get me started?
Thanks,
Bill
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Albert,
Can I add an attachment specification and a text messge
to what you offered?

For example:

Application.FollowHyperlink "mailto:" & me!MyEmailFieldName &
"?Subject=my subject" & "Attachment=filename" &
"Message=Here's the file you asked for"

Thanks,
Bill
Graeagle, CA USA
 
I found in a couple of sites wherein one can add the body
text to the e-mail (e.g., "&Body=" & myMsg), but I can't
find anywhere the header keywords for attachments. It's
not clear that it is even supported.

Anyone know about extended use of the "Mailto"?

Thanks,
Bill
 
Thanks Albert. I've used Kyle's code before, but I got
the impression via other avenues that "Mailto:" might offer
the same functionality.

And yes, there's good information at the site you sent me.

Bill
 
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