>I have tried to instantiate the outlook application / outlook express
>oOutLookObject = CreateObject("Outlook.Application")
>I get an error message saying that the class definition is not found.
>How can I create the definition? Is it documented somewhere? Can it be downloaded?
>Is there a common method of accessing email applications. I'm trying not to hard code the app, but if that is the only way , then I guess I will so it will be functional.
>
>Any help on this would be great.
> I can do the following to control Microsoft Word.
> oWordApp = CreateObject("Word.Application")
> oWordApp.Visible = .t.
> oWordApp.Quit()
> oWordApp=.Null.
>
>My thanks to Barbara for jump starting me on this. I didn;t think I would stall out so quickly.

IDS Mail is the way to go. It automatically detects your email client and handles those calls for you. According to their documentation, it even works with Groupwise and Lotus Notes. www.intuitive-data.com