Winfred,
Check Craig Boyd's BLOG at http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com/SPSBlog/
There are several different methods how to send eMails with VFP.

>I am trying to use Microsoft Outlook Express to send emails from Visual Fox Pro. I can get the Microsoft Outlook Express application to launch, but I also want it to send the email automately with end-users pressing the send button. List below is the source code that I am using.
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>DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN shell32.dll ;
> INTEGER hndWin, STRING cAction, STRING cFileName, ;
> STRING cParams, STRING cDir, INTEGER nShowWin
>lcMail = "mailto:someone@mycompany.com"+ ;
> "?CC= someone@yahoo.com&Subject= Invitation"+ ;
> "&Body= Welcome - Test Data."
>ShellExecute(0,"Open",lcMail,"","",1)
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>I am seeking a way to automately open and send the email, once this code has been implemented\process. Do anyone have any suggestions?
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>Thank You In Advance
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>Winfred Majors