Outlook Express is not an automation server so has no .Application available. To send mail thru OE, use MAPI (this will use whatever is installed). You can get a MAPIMail class from my website - I'm told it's good. I've used it for my own mailings - fully automated.

>Hi All:
>I'm sending mail thru Outlook using the object Outlook.Application (VFP5), but I can't find an OutlookExpress.Application. So the question are:
>1) How to send mail thru Outlook Express?
>2) How to detect if Outlook or Outlook Express are installed?
>
>Thanks !!!