>Eric,
>
>So how would I do
>
>oShell = CREATEOBJECT('Shell.Application')
>oShell.Open("mailto:someone@somewhere.com")
>
>in NT 4.0 and Win95/98?
>

As long as you have a MAPI-compatible mail client installed, and Shell version 4.71 or later (that means NT 4 with SP3 or later, Win95 OSR 2, Win98, or any version with IE version 4.0 or later installed has the necessary components in place) the above with work with no problem - it will launch the default mail client as set in the registry, and will fill in the recipient address as specified in the mailto:

The two possible problems are: (1) Shell.Application is not supported by the version of the Windows Shell installed on the system, and (2) no default client is recognized by the system. You can fix the problems by (1) upgrading the operating system to a supported version or installing a current version of IE 4 or IE5, and (2) by installing and configuring a compatible mail program (I know that Eudora, Outlook, Outlook Express, cc:Mail, Lotus Notes Mail and Exchange will all work fine, and would expect others to work as well unless something were seriously wrong.)

Obviously, there has to be a mechanism to get this to the Internet if you want to specify an internet address destination; if you don't have a direct internet connection, your company mail server most likely can handle this for you via some sort of SMTP gateway.

>Thankx