Automating Applications Question

[plangla]

I am trying to start the default e-mail browser automatically from a menu
item click. The code works for the web browser but not for e-mail.

This is the sample for web browser that works

Private Sub MenuItem25_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem25.Click

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.company.com")

End Sub

This does not

Private Sub MenuItem26_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem26.Click

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("sa***@company.co m")

End Sub

I am not sure what is wrong. Please help

Thanks Perry Langla

[Lloyd Sheen]

"plangla" <pl*****@hotmail.comwrote in message
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>I am trying to start the default e-mail browser automatically from a menu
item click. The code works for the web browser but not for e-mail.

This is the sample for web browser that works

Private Sub MenuItem25_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem25.Click

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("http://www.company.com")

End Sub

This does not

Private Sub MenuItem26_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem26.Click

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("sa***@company.co m")

End Sub

I am not sure what is wrong. Please help

Thanks Perry Langla

Problem is that system does not have a default for sa***@company.com.

To see this start button run and then type in the address. You will get the
message that windows does not know what to do with it. Now put
mailto:sa***@company.com and it should start a new message in your mail
program.

The version of Process.Start you are using assumes that a filename /URL will
have a default program associated with it. mailto: is an association in
most windows environments.

Hope this helps
Lloyd Sheen

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"plangla" <pl*****@hotmail.comwrote in news:5804C8F0-CBE4-45F9-9995-
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This does not

Private Sub MenuItem26_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem26.Click

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("sa***@company.co m")

End Sub

try: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("mailto:sa***@com pany.com")
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[plangla]

Thanks Guys that did the trick.
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"plangla" <pl*****@hotmail.comwrote in news:5804C8F0-CBE4-45F9-9995-
21**********@microsoft.com:

>This does not

Private Sub MenuItem26_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArgs) Handles MenuItem26.Click

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("sa***@company.c om")

End Sub

try: System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("mailto:sa***@com pany.com")
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sp**********@rogers.com (Do not e-mail)