Try this

DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute IN shell32.dll ;
  INTEGER hndWin, STRING cAction, STRING cFileName, ;
  STRING cParams, STRING cDir, INTEGER nShowWin

lcMail = "mailto:you@yourcomany.com"+ ;
  "?CC= boss@yourcompany.com&Subject= Meeting"+ ;
   "&Body= Please meet me for lunch."
ShellExecute(0,"open",lcMail,"","",1)

>Hi All
>
>just wondering if there was a method for taking the e mail address from a dbf in my application and launching outlook express from within my own application and the email address coming up in receipients name in the e e mail
>
>thanks
>
>Brian O Donovan