Graeme,
Try creating a new Outlook shortcut in your SendTo folder.
Start | Run | Type: sendto | Click OK |
Right-click the background of the Contents pane (the large pane on the
right), point to New on the shortcut menu, and then click Shortcut.
Type or paste the path to the Outlook.exe file, or click Browse to browse to
the Outlook.exe file.
For example...
"c:\program files\microsoft office\office11\outlook.exe" /a %1
If you Browse to the path, Windows will add the quotes ("). But you have to
type in whatever switch that you need to add after the quotes.
You need the exact path. This also depends on what version...
Microsoft Office 2003 = office11
Microsoft Office XP = office10
Microsoft Office 2000 = office9
Microsoft Office 97/98 = office
Click Next.
Type Mail Recipient Using Outlook in the Select a name for the shortcut box,
and then click Finish. Or use whatever name you want.
To test to see if the Sendto function uses the Outlook default message
format, right-click a file on the Windows desktop, point to Send To on the
shortcut menu, and then click Mail Recipient Using Outlook. An Outlook
e-mail form should open that contains only the file as an attachment.
from...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/234487
If the /a %1 switch doesn't open the right kind of E-mail message; plain
text, Rich Text Format (RTF) or Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). Try the
/c ipm.note switch, like this...
"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office\Outlook.exe" /c ipm.note
I know very little about outlook.exe switches, but...
The /c ipm.note switch creates an e-mail message.
The /a switch creates an item with the specified file as an attachment.
If no item type is specified, IPM.Note form is assumed.
For more information about command line switches, click Microsoft Outlook
Help on the Help menu, type command-line switches in the Search for box in
the Assistance pane, and then click Start searching to view the topic.
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Hope this helps. Let us know.
Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User
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