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

Win 98 is ok. Win 95 is ok if you have SR2 or later, or have IE3 or later installed. Win NT is ok if you have IE3 or later installed ,or have SP3 or later installed. If you need a totally generic solution, you need to use the windows ShellExecute API function. You can find the syntax by searching here on the thread on ShellExecute, or if you have VFP6, look in the ffc classes for the ShellExecute custom class.