launching any email application

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Rick Kennett

Here is the issue.... in retrospect we shouldda written this as a web
application but.... We have an application written in VB. Upon
completion of a process the application compiles some text and some
graphics (all located on the client) into a report that we would like
to email. It seems that even though mailto is a standard it's
implementation varies depending upon the mail application and that and
VB consistently looks to push Outlook . It would seem to me that there
is a way to do this without creating a variant of the application for
each email client, i.e. one for Netscape, one for AOL, one for Eudora
etc etc. I am sure we are overlooking something as I have several apps
on my desktop that accommodate email... any advice?

Thanks

Rick
 
You can use the MAPI functions, if you want to take the time to learn the
ins and outs. It's fairly complex, however, and you may be better off
purchasing a component that does this for you. I use CSMail from codestone
(www.codestone.co.uk) ... it does a great job, works well with Access or VB,
and is very simple to use.
 
Thanks Scott, We are looking into Codestone right now. Are you aware of
any issues with this product if you attempt to send mail while behind a
firewall? I am told that it is a problem. We will probably find out
shorthly but any additional info regarding your experience would be helpful.
Thanks Again
Rick
 
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