>>Well before I even try to send a email from my Foxpro app I would like to know if the user has outlook or outlook express loaded on their machine.
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>Well, you could do something like:
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ox = createobject( "outlook.application" )

Instead of trapping for an error, you could just check to see if 'outlook.application' is registered.
See the example IsActiveXReg() function at http://fox.wikis.com/wc.dll?Wiki~COMRegUnReg