>From my VFP7 application, I want to be able to send an email to a list of people. I want this email to include merge fields and graphics (HTML?). Any ideas how to accomplish this?

I normally do this using Outlook automation; the body of an Outlook email may contain HTML, but you'll have to provide a way to either resolve the graphics externally (probably by URL) or embed the graphic. Mail merge inclusion is relatively easy, since the body of the message can be created programmatically, so you simply fill in the blanks as you write it.

You might consider creating a Word doc and attaching it to the email as well; IAC, I'd suggest that you pick up a copy of Tamar Granor's and Della Martin's book on using Office Automation in VFP (I forget the exact name, but it's available from Hentzenwerke Publishing, www.hentzenwerke.com, and from stores like Amazon. A big benefit of buying it direct from the publisher is that they make the entire book available in a e-book format (really a big .CHM file) so once your order is confirmed, you can download the entire content and not wait on the physical book to arrive.

(Hint to Hentzenwerke - when do the salesmen's commissions kick in? < g >)