DAPs - Create a command button that will send an email through default mail client

[beacon]

I have a DAP that I've added a command button to (and by default is set to be coded using vbscript, but I'll use whatever works). The command button uses the onclick method to look at a dropdown list, see if there's anything in it, and return a message as output to the monitor.

This part works great. My main goal, however, is to get the script, once it's displayed the message on the screen, to open the default email client and start an email message. Kind of like the mailto: tag will do...

Here's what I have so far:

<script language=vbscript event=onclick for=command1>
 
if dropdownlist0.value = "" then
  msgbox "Please select an instructor"
else if dropdownlist0.value = "Instructor 1" then
  msgbox "You selected Instructor 1"
elseif dropdownlist0.value = "Instructor 2" then
  msgbox "You selected Instructor 2"
end if
 
</script>
 

Ultimately, I'm trying to create a quiz that will email your scores to the instructor that you chose from the dropdown list once you click on submit.

We use Microsoft Outlook on the Exchange Server at my work.

[risk32]

Beacon,
I'm doing a little research on this matter to help you out, but here's for starters...
You're going to have to open Outlook to send an email, no question about that.
Here's a way to do it (this part would go in your command button portion)
Example Default Location:

Shell ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\OUTLOOK.EXE")
 

Of course, this is only to open the program itself. Creating a new message with subject / body insertions is a little more tricky. I'll have more info ASAP.

Regards,
Adam

[risk32]

Here's something I came across for email using Access VBA... Might want to give a look at it.

http://www.everythingaccess.com/tuto...curity-Warning