Launching the default email client with a specified email address

> 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
>
>
>
>

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

> > 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
>
>

> 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>