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Launching the default email client with a specified email address

Ken Lee
Friends,

I know there is a way in Dolphin to launch the default web browser, and
point it to a specified URL.

Is there a similar way to launch the default email client from within
Dolphin, and specify a value for the email address ?

Best wishes,

Ken Lee


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Re: Launching the default email client with a specified email address

Steve Waring-2
Hi Ken,

I am not sure if this is what you are after, but try evaluating;

ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject:blah'

If you want more control, I believe that there are COM interfaces you can
generate.

Steve

"Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
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> Friends,
>
> I know there is a way in Dolphin to launch the default web browser, and
> point it to a specified URL.
>
> Is there a similar way to launch the default email client from within
> Dolphin, and specify a value for the email address ?
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ken Lee
>
>
>
>


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Ken Lee
Steve -

> I am not sure if this is what you are after, but try evaluating;
> ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject:blah'

Thanks a lot ! This is a great start, but on my NT 4.0 machine, running
Outlook Express, although launches the email client, and sets the email
address correctly, the subject does not seem to appear.

I also tried it this way:

| blah |
blah := 'Hello World'.
ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject: blah'

...but the value of blah did not appear in the subject heading either.

Best wishes,

Ken

> If you want more control, I believe that there are COM interfaces you
can
> generate.

If this is the only way to go, I can come up to speed on COM, but it has
been a few years, and I would rather leave it alone ;-)

> Steve
>
> "Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
> news:97oh33$q1jus$[hidden email]...
> > Friends,
> >
> > I know there is a way in Dolphin to launch the default web browser,
and
> > point it to a specified URL.
> >
> > Is there a similar way to launch the default email client from
within

> > Dolphin, and specify a value for the email address ?
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Ken Lee
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>


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Steve Waring-2
Hi Ken,

Whoops, try; 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject=blah'

Hope that works better!
Steve

"Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
news:97s3bc$q9oui$[hidden email]...

> Steve -
>
> > I am not sure if this is what you are after, but try evaluating;
> > ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject:blah'
>
> Thanks a lot ! This is a great start, but on my NT 4.0 machine, running
> Outlook Express, although launches the email client, and sets the email
> address correctly, the subject does not seem to appear.
>
> I also tried it this way:
>
> | blah |
> blah := 'Hello World'.
> ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject: blah'
>
> ...but the value of blah did not appear in the subject heading either.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ken
>
> > If you want more control, I believe that there are COM interfaces you
> can
> > generate.
>
> If this is the only way to go, I can come up to speed on COM, but it has
> been a few years, and I would rather leave it alone ;-)
>
> > Steve
> >
> > "Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
> > news:97oh33$q1jus$[hidden email]...
> > > Friends,
> > >
> > > I know there is a way in Dolphin to launch the default web browser,
> and
> > > point it to a specified URL.
> > >
> > > Is there a similar way to launch the default email client from
> within
> > > Dolphin, and specify a value for the email address ?
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > > Ken Lee
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>


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Re: Launching the default email client with a specified email address

Ken Lee
Steve -

> Whoops, try; 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject=blah'
> Hope that works better!

Perfect !

Thanks so much.

- Ken

> "Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
> news:97s3bc$q9oui$[hidden email]...
> > Steve -
> >
> > > I am not sure if this is what you are after, but try evaluating;
> > > ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject:blah'
> >
> > Thanks a lot ! This is a great start, but on my NT 4.0 machine,
running
> > Outlook Express, although launches the email client, and sets the
email
> > address correctly, the subject does not seem to appear.
> >
> > I also tried it this way:
> >
> > | blah |
> > blah := 'Hello World'.
> > ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject: blah'
> >
> > ...but the value of blah did not appear in the subject heading
either.
> >
> > Best wishes,
> >
> > Ken
> >
> > > If you want more control, I believe that there are COM interfaces
you
> > can
> > > generate.
> >
> > If this is the only way to go, I can come up to speed on COM, but it
has
> > been a few years, and I would rather leave it alone ;-)
> >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > "Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
> > > news:97oh33$q1jus$[hidden email]...
> > > > Friends,
> > > >
> > > > I know there is a way in Dolphin to launch the default web
browser,

> > and
> > > > point it to a specified URL.
> > > >
> > > > Is there a similar way to launch the default email client from
> > within
> > > > Dolphin, and specify a value for the email address ?
> > > >
> > > > Best wishes,
> > > >
> > > > Ken Lee
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>


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Re: Launching the default email client with a specified email address

Wolfgang Eder-2
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Hi,
i believe it should be
mailto:[hidden email]?Subject=blah
(= instead of :)
Cheers
Wolfgang

"Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> Steve -
>
> > I am not sure if this is what you are after, but try evaluating;
> > ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject:blah'
>
> Thanks a lot ! This is a great start, but on my NT 4.0 machine, running
> Outlook Express, although launches the email client, and sets the email
> address correctly, the subject does not seem to appear.
>
> I also tried it this way:
>
> | blah |
> blah := 'Hello World'.
> ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject: blah'
>
> ...but the value of blah did not appear in the subject heading either.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ken
>
> > If you want more control, I believe that there are COM interfaces you
> can
> > generate.
>
> If this is the only way to go, I can come up to speed on COM, but it has
> been a few years, and I would rather leave it alone ;-)
>
> > Steve
> >
> > "Ken Lee" <[hidden email]> wrote in message
> > news:97oh33$q1jus$[hidden email]...
> > > Friends,
> > >
> > > I know there is a way in Dolphin to launch the default web browser,
> and
> > > point it to a specified URL.
> > >
> > > Is there a similar way to launch the default email client from
> within
> > > Dolphin, and specify a value for the email address ?
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > > Ken Lee
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>


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Re: Launching the default email client with a specified email address

Ken Lee
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Steve -

> Whoops, try; 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject=blah'
>
> Hope that works better!

Here's a variation that allows you to specify text within the body of the
email message as well:

ShellLibrary default shellOpen: 'mailto:[hidden email]?subject=Notify me about
updates to Dolphin&body=Please notify me about updates to Dolphin'

Best wishes,

Ken