making the entries in e-mail field a hyperlink to send an e-mail in outlook

[PurpleMuse]

The simplest way I have done this is to attach a "Person" Smart tag to the Email field, the user then only needs to choose "email" from the smart tag options... you can use a simple text field (I usually use a blue underlined text, it is what people are used to seeing to identify email addresses. the smart tag does all the work for you.

Is there any better benefit/reason for doing it through all that Mailto: code?

Just curious.

PM

[MMcCarthy]

The simplest way I have done this is to attach a "Person" Smart tag to the Email field, the user then only needs to choose "email" from the smart tag options... you can use a simple text field (I usually use a blue underlined text, it is what people are used to seeing to identify email addresses. the smart tag does all the work for you.

Is there any better benefit/reason for doing it through all that Mailto: code?

Just curious.

PM

It depends what version of Access the OP is using.

[jlcastrejon]

I'd made some modifications to original code and after that i did adapt it to my form, this code is for a buton located beside the field that has the email adddres of my contact in the form, Note: this field has to be declared as TEXT not as hiperlink.
The code is this

Private Sub Send_email_Pers__Click()
On Error GoTo Err_Send_email_Pers__Click
Dim To_ As String
Dim Cc_ As String


email_pers_.SetFocus
To_ = email_pers_.Text
email_Off_.SetFocus
Cc_ = email_Off_.Text
email_pers_.SetFocus

DoCmd.SendObject , , , To_, Cc_, , , , , intSeeOutlook

x = MsgBox("Email has been sent")

Exit_Send_email_Pers__Click:
    Exit Sub
    
Err_Send_email_Pers__Click:
    MsgBox Err.Description
    Resume Exit_Send_email_Pers__Click


End Sub

Any question please don't hesitate to ask
best regards
Jose Luis