how to add an outlook email to a text box in an access form?

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ielmrani via AccessMonster.com

Hi,
I searched everywhere for a similar issue but in vain...
I have a form used to enter computer issues. I would like to add to it a
text box that will store emails. It could be a button that opens a link to
the email. I hope this is clear. thanks.
Ismail
 
The email has to be saved in some directory on some drive. (that is
obviously accessable by all users of the application.

In the text box you either need the entire path to the saved ".msg"
file or just the msg file name and the program supplies the rest of
the directory information.

In the apps I have developed at this site, we have a base directory
for all files for the application, (This I store in a control file and
use a dlookup to acquire whenever it is needed - this is so I can
change the location of the app and also its subordinate directories
and then change the control record making it so I don't have to search
for all the places I have a hardcoded drive/directory mapping)
Then below that app directory we have directories for each of the
orders - it could be customer or invoice or whatever is a major
grouping within the app.

When the user double-clicks on the text box containing just the actual
msg file name we do an applicatioin.followhyperlink to
applicationDirectory & OrderDirectory & emailfileName.

I use a button to just go to the applicationDirectory &
OrderDirectory since in this app there are multiple files/documents
that will be saved in that related directory.

Ron
 
Thank you so much ron.
The email has to be saved in some directory on some drive. (that is
obviously accessable by all users of the application.

In the text box you either need the entire path to the saved ".msg"
file or just the msg file name and the program supplies the rest of
the directory information.

In the apps I have developed at this site, we have a base directory
for all files for the application, (This I store in a control file and
use a dlookup to acquire whenever it is needed - this is so I can
change the location of the app and also its subordinate directories
and then change the control record making it so I don't have to search
for all the places I have a hardcoded drive/directory mapping)
Then below that app directory we have directories for each of the
orders - it could be customer or invoice or whatever is a major
grouping within the app.

When the user double-clicks on the text box containing just the actual
msg file name we do an applicatioin.followhyperlink to
applicationDirectory & OrderDirectory & emailfileName.

I use a button to just go to the applicationDirectory &
OrderDirectory since in this app there are multiple files/documents
that will be saved in that related directory.

Ron
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