Open Just the Mail Client

[BrettF]

Is there a way i can open JUST the defult mail client, not a new message?

I know its in the registry but where??

[Zedna]

Is there a way i can open JUST the defult mail client, not a new message?

I know its in the registry but where??

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'start mailto:author@somewhere.com?subject=Something', "", @SW_HIDE)

[BrettF]

Run(@ComSpec & " /c " & 'start mailto:author@somewhere.com?subject=Something', "", @SW_HIDE)

No, No, No. Maybe I should reword.

I want to open the defult mail program. Like say when you go 'Mail' then 'read mail' in IE.

[Zedna]

No, No, No. Maybe I should reword.

I want to open the defult mail program. Like say when you go 'Mail' then 'read mail' in IE.

Sorry. You needn't reword.

I must read more carefully next time

But this I don't know.

Maybe try to search in registry name of EXE file of your email client...

[BrettF]

Tried... From what this page says:

http://jelle.druyts.net/2004/08/25/Launchi...lientInNET.aspx

Its something like:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail

I had terrible trouble understanding the page though

[BrettF]

I DID IT!!! I'll post it as a UDF Later... YAY!!!

[FuryCell]

I DID IT!!! I'll post it as a UDF Later... YAY!!!

Nice Job. I'm sure the UDF will be handy to quite a few people.

[BrettF]

Nice Job. I'm sure the UDF will be handy to quite a few people.

Its up there now. I tinkered with what Jelle Druyts did. (Much Shorter of course )

[Zedna]

Here is appropriate code for your UDF:

Func OpenMailClient()
    $client_name = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail", "")
    $client_exe = RegRead("HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Clients\Mail\" & $client_name & "\shell\open\command", "")
    Run($client_exe)
EndFunc

[BrettF]

Thanks, Already worked that out 30mins ago.

EDIT: That sounds too harsh and rude. Really Zedna, thankyou. In the end we both got the same result.

Edited January 14, 2007 by bert