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_Clic k(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MenuItem25.Clic k

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.company.com ")

End Sub



This does not

Private Sub MenuItem26_Clic k(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MenuItem26.Clic k

System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("sales@compa ny.com")

End Sub



I am not sure what is wrong. Please help

Thanks Perry Langla

[Lloyd Sheen]

Re: Automating Applications Question


"plangla" <plangla@hotmai l.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_Clic k(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MenuItem25.Clic k
>
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("http://www.company.com ")
>
End Sub
>
>
>
This does not
>
Private Sub MenuItem26_Clic k(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MenuItem26.Clic k
>
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("sales@compa ny.com")
>
End Sub
>
>
>
I am not sure what is wrong. Please help
>
Thanks Perry Langla
>

Problem is that system does not have a default for sales@company.c om.

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:sales@co mpany.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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Re: Automating Applications Question

"plangla" <plangla@hotmai l.comwrote in news:5804C8F0-CBE4-45F9-9995-
214C93C5CD6A@mi crosoft.com:

This does not
>
Private Sub MenuItem26_Clic k(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
System.EventArg s) Handles MenuItem26.Clic k
>
System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("sales@compa ny.com")
>
End Sub

try: System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:sale s@company.com")


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[plangla]

Re: Automating Applications Question

Thanks Guys that did the trick.
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"plangla" <plangla@hotmai l.comwrote in news:5804C8F0-CBE4-45F9-9995-
214C93C5CD6A@mi crosoft.com:
>

>This does not
>>
>Private Sub MenuItem26_Clic k(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As
>System.EventAr gs) Handles MenuItem26.Clic k
>>
>System.Diagnos tics.Process.St art("sales@comp any.com")
>>
>End Sub

>
try: System.Diagnost ics.Process.Sta rt("mailto:sale s@company.com")
>
>
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