ho to add reference to MAPI?

[Walter Sobchak]

I tried to browse and add mapi32.dll (system32/mapi32.dll) but it
returns an error that the reference could not be added.

Any suggestions?

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

Walter,

MAPI32 exposes functions, so you can't add a reference. You will need
to figure out which functions you want to call, and then declare the
functions to call through the P/Invoke layer.

 

[Andrus]

MAPI32 exposes functions, so you can't add a reference. You will need

to figure out which functions you want to call, and then declare the
functions to call through the P/Invoke layer.

Note also that MAPI does not with With Windows MAIL so it cannot be used in
Vista.

Andrus.

 

[John Vottero]

Walter,

MAPI32 exposes functions, so you can't add a reference. You will need
to figure out which functions you want to call, and then declare the
functions to call through the P/Invoke layer.

Use http://www.pinvoke.net as a starting point.

 

[Ignacio Machin \( .NET/ C# MVP \)]

Hi,

MAPI is a native dll, you can only add references to COM dll.
You need to P/invoke the functions exported by MAPI

What are you trying to do?

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I was stupid...
What I tried to do was find a Microsoft MAPI reference in references.
When I couldn't find it I tried with the dll.
Anyway what I want is to open the default mail client with the specified
attachement.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

I found a useful articele on codeproject which works:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/SendFileToNET.aspx

 

[mduque]

Thank you very much Walter for the reference to the article in http://www.codeproject.com/KB/IP/SendFileToNET.aspx . I was looking for something like this as my administrator does not leave me to install Outlook in production servers so I could not use Outlook Object.