Open Outlook express from Accss

[Guest]

I have an email address field on a form and would like to be able to double
click, have it open Outlook in the "Create mail" mode and automatically
insert the selected email address.

 

[John Nurick]

Hi Rick,

Remember that Outlook and Outlook Express are totally separate
applications.

If you just want to kick off an email using the workstation's default
email client, just use something like this:

Docmd.SendObject _
ObjectType:=acSendNoObject, _
To:=Me.Controls("EmailAddress").Value, _
EditMessage:=True

 

[Guest]

Hi Rick,
Another solution would be as in my vba below;
Private Sub cmdOutlook_Click()
On Error GoTo StartError
Dim objOutlook As Object
Dim objItem As Object
'Create a Microsoft Outlook object.
Set objOutlook = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
'Create and open a new contact form for input.
Set objItem = objOutlook.CreateItem(olContactItem)
'To create a new appointment, journal entry, email message, note, post,
'or task, replace olContactItem above with one of the following:
'
' Appointment = olAppointmentItem
'Journal Entry = olJournalItem
'Email Message = olMailItem
' Note = olNoteItem
' Post = olPostItem
' Task = olTaskItem

objItem.Display
'Quit Microsoft Outlook.
Set objOutlook = Nothing

Exit Sub
StartError:
MsgBox "Error: " & Err & " " & Error
Exit Sub

End Sub

Perhaps this will help you out. For me it just works fine.
Greetings,
Harry

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

Except that your code is for Outlook, and the OP wants code for Outlook
Express.

Outlook Express does not expose itself for Automation.