You are quite close,
try the shellexecute function calling the mailto: command.
Bob Lee


>I am trying to let a user click on an email address displayed in a Foxpro textbox, and have a new mail message open in the users default email.
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>I have tried two methods so far. First I used the hyperlink object and called NavigateTo with "mailto:someemailaddress" as the cTarget.
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>This almost works. It opens internet exloperer, then opens the new mail message.
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>I tried using the Run command, but it doesn't seem to recognize "Mailto:".
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>I also tried run /N explorer mailto:someemail and it opens internet explorer and the new email message.
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>There must be a way to get the new email message without opening internet explorer.
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>Any help would be appreciated.
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>Thanks,
>Tim Trostle