John,

once more with gusto...

Here's ShellExecute compatible code:

* mailto.prg 06-28-98

* this function initiates the default email client

* 29-Jun-98 added clauses based on KB article about IE4

lparameters pcRecipient, pcSubject, pcBody, pcCC, pcBCC

local oShell, lcRecipient, lcSubject, lcBody, lcCC, lcBCC

if ( type( "pcRecipient" ) != "C" )
   lcRecipient = ""
else
   lcRecipient = alltrim( pcRecipient )
endif

if ( type( "pcSubject" ) != "C" )
   lcSubject = ""
else
   lcSubject = "?subject=" + pcSubject
endif

if ( type( "pcBody" ) != "C" )
   lcBody = ""
else
   lcBody = "&body=" + strtran( alltrim( pcBody ), chr(13), "%0d" )
   lcBody = strtran( lcBody, chr(10), "%0a" )
endif

if ( type( "pcCC" ) != "C" )
   lcCC = ""
else
   lcCC = "&cc=" + alltrim( pcCC )
endif

if ( type( "pcBCC" ) != "C" )
   lcBCC = ""
else
   lcBCC = "&bcc=" + alltrim( pcBCC )
endif

set classlib to dfwinapi additive

oShell = createobject( "ShellExecute" )
with oShell
   .mcDocApp = "mailto:" + lcRecipient + lcSubject + lcCC + lcBCC + lcBody
   .Execute()
endwith

But I think when I was testing this as a link on a page it didn't work quite the same. Anyway here is the tag I was playing with:

>a href=mailto:x@y?subject=test%20subject&body=this%20is%20the%20body%20of%20the%20message%0d%0aI%20sure%20hope%20that%20it%20works&cc=cc@cc.com&bcc=bcc@bcc.com>click it>/a>

>Sorry about that! Anyway does anyone know what the html tag is to populate the cc: for email in IE 4?