Starting default mail program

[Jack Russell]

I have the following code

Public Sub StartDefaultMai l( _
ByVal [To] As String, _
Optional ByVal Subject As String = "", _
Optional ByVal Message As String = "" _
)
'To use this code you need to add a reference to System.web!!!
Try
Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o
psi.UseShellExe cute = True
psi.FileName = _
"mailto:" & HttpUtility.Url Encode([To]) & _
"?subject=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Subject) & _
"&body=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Message)
Process.Start(p si)
Catch ex As Exception
Throw _
New Exception( _
"Default mail client could not be started.", _
ex _
)
End Try
End Sub

I am sure this workewd under VB 2003/ .net framework 1.1 but it throws
an error
"the ordinal 36 could not be located in the dynamic link library
MAPI32.dll."

I have googling etc with no success.

Thanks

Jack Russell

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Re: Starting default mail program

Jack,

Will you tell us where it is not working, maybe we can then help you to find
the solution for this problem?

(In my idea is this from a sample as Herfried and I often have used).

Cor

[Michel Posseth [MCP]]

Re: Starting default mail program

The method works flawless here under VS 2005 ,

I guess your MAPI32.dll has gone corupted

regards

Michel



"Jack Russell" <jackr@norubbis h.tpg.com.ausch reef in bericht
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>I have the following code
>
Public Sub StartDefaultMai l( _
ByVal [To] As String, _
Optional ByVal Subject As String = "", _
Optional ByVal Message As String = "" _
)
'To use this code you need to add a reference to System.web!!!
Try
Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o
psi.UseShellExe cute = True
psi.FileName = _
"mailto:" & HttpUtility.Url Encode([To]) & _
"?subject=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Subject) & _
"&body=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Message)
Process.Start(p si)
Catch ex As Exception
Throw _
New Exception( _
"Default mail client could not be started.", _
ex _
)
End Try
End Sub
>
I am sure this workewd under VB 2003/ .net framework 1.1 but it throws an
error
"the ordinal 36 could not be located in the dynamic link library
MAPI32.dll."
>
I have googling etc with no success.
>
Thanks
>
Jack Russell
>

[Jack Russell]

Re: Starting default mail program

Thanks, that was it, now I am worried how it happened!


Michel Posseth [MCP] wrote:

The method works flawless here under VS 2005 ,
>
I guess your MAPI32.dll has gone corupted
>
regards
>
Michel
>
>
>
"Jack Russell" <jackr@norubbis h.tpg.com.ausch reef in bericht
news:Oux34vBJIH A.1620@TK2MSFTN GP03.phx.gbl...
>

>>I have the following code
>>
> Public Sub StartDefaultMai l( _
> ByVal [To] As String, _
> Optional ByVal Subject As String = "", _
> Optional ByVal Message As String = "" _
> )
> 'To use this code you need to add a reference to System.web!!!
> Try
> Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o
> psi.UseShellExe cute = True
> psi.FileName = _
> "mailto:" & HttpUtility.Url Encode([To]) & _
> "?subject=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Subject) & _
> "&body=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Message)
> Process.Start(p si)
> Catch ex As Exception
> Throw _
> New Exception( _
> "Default mail client could not be started.", _
> ex _
> )
> End Try
> End Sub
>>
>>I am sure this workewd under VB 2003/ .net framework 1.1 but it throws an
>>error
>>"the ordinal 36 could not be located in the dynamic link library
>>MAPI32.dll. "
>>
>>I have googling etc with no success.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Jack Russell
>>

>
>
>

[Michel Posseth [MCP]]

Re: Starting default mail program

Well ,,,,

mapi32.dll is usually installed with Outlook with MS Office or Microsoft
Exchange tools.

As you can see here

http://support.microsoft.com/dllhelp/?dlltype=file&l=55&alpha=mapi32.dll&S=1&x=14&y=5

there are lots of versions of this dll
so it might also be a dependency of a legacy piece of software that you
installed ( win 32 progs ) that corupted your version

Or maybe just maybe ,,, some bits and bytes on your harddisk were living
there own life on your HD :-)

regards
Michel

"Jack Russell" <jackr@norubbis h.tpg.com.ausch reef in bericht
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Thanks, that was it, now I am worried how it happened!
>
>
Michel Posseth [MCP] wrote:

>The method works flawless here under VS 2005 ,
>>
>I guess your MAPI32.dll has gone corupted
>>
>regards
>>
>Michel
>>
>>
>>
>"Jack Russell" <jackr@norubbis h.tpg.com.ausch reef in bericht
>news:Oux34vBJI HA.1620@TK2MSFT NGP03.phx.gbl.. .
>>

>>>I have the following code
>>>
>> Public Sub StartDefaultMai l( _
>> ByVal [To] As String, _
>> Optional ByVal Subject As String = "", _
>> Optional ByVal Message As String = "" _
>> )
>> 'To use this code you need to add a reference to System.web!!!
>> Try
>> Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o
>> psi.UseShellExe cute = True
>> psi.FileName = _
>> "mailto:" & HttpUtility.Url Encode([To]) & _
>> "?subject=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Subject) & _
>> "&body=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Message)
>> Process.Start(p si)
>> Catch ex As Exception
>> Throw _
>> New Exception( _
>> "Default mail client could not be started.", _
>> ex _
>> )
>> End Try
>> End Sub
>>>
>>>I am sure this workewd under VB 2003/ .net framework 1.1 but it throws an
>>>error
>>>"the ordinal 36 could not be located in the dynamic link library
>>>MAPI32.dll ."
>>>
>>>I have googling etc with no success.
>>>
>>>Thanks
>>>
>>>Jack Russell
>>>

>>
>>

[rowe_newsgroups]

Re: Starting default mail program

On Nov 10, 11:32 pm, Jack Russell <ja...@norubbis h.tpg.com.auwro te:

I have the following code
>
Public Sub StartDefaultMai l( _
ByVal [To] As String, _
Optional ByVal Subject As String = "", _
Optional ByVal Message As String = "" _
)
'To use this code you need to add a reference to System.web!!!
Try
Dim psi As New ProcessStartInf o
psi.UseShellExe cute = True
psi.FileName = _
"mailto:" & HttpUtility.Url Encode([To]) & _
"?subject=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Subject) & _
"&body=" & HttpUtility.Url Encode(Message)
Process.Start(p si)
Catch ex As Exception
Throw _
New Exception( _
"Default mail client could not be started.", _
ex _
)
End Try
End Sub
>
I am sure this workewd under VB 2003/ .net framework 1.1 but it throws
an error
"the ordinal 36 could not be located in the dynamic link library
MAPI32.dll."
>
I have googling etc with no success.
>
Thanks
>
Jack Russell

Please note that the subject and body tags are not "officially "
supported members of the mailto tag. For that reason you shouldn't
rely on them for critical components.

Thanks,

Seth Rowe

[Cor Ligthert[MVP]]

Re: Starting default mail program

Michel,

Now you show this, it has probably nothing to do with the mail part to get
the default client.

It has most probably to do with a corrupted default client.

If the OP would change his default client, it probably will work.

Cor