I noticed I can make a field that is a hyperlink on a table, and then use
that field on a form.  But there is no way that I can see to make a field
that handles an email address, so that I can click on the field and have it
open Word to make an email message.  Just like the hyperlink field type
works.  

If this requires code, could you provide a sample, (I am not much of a
coder).

Thanks...

PeterD

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Peter DeSimone

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Peter,

Our IDSMail OLE Server will let you send/receive E-mail from your Access
application quite easily.  IDSMail works with any E-mail system based on
MAPI, SMTP/POP3, VIM, MHS, or Banyan VINES.

For example, here is all the Access Basic code you would need to send an
Internet E-mail message with a file attachment:

Dim idsMail as Object
Set idsMail = CreateObject("IDSMailInterface.Server")
idsMail.ObjectKey = "ABC123"
idsMail.MailSystem =IDSM_SYS_SMTP_POP
idsMail.SMTPServer = "myprovider.com"  



idsMail.Subject = "Meeting Agenda"
idsMail.AddAttachment "C:\MEETINGS\AGENDA.DOC"
idsMail.Message = "Here is the agenda for the weekly meeting."
idsMail.Send

For more information on IDSMail, go to http://www.intuitive-data.com

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Eric June
Intuitive Data Solutions

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Hello Peter,

I've done it my making my field of type Hyperlink, and typing:

Seems to work fine here.  BTW, this is the same syntax you would use to
create a hyperlink on a web page.  The mailto: is the way the the HTML
processor reading the HREF argument of the A tag determines that this URL
should be handled by your default mail program.

I hope this helps,

Larry Tubbs, MCPS, MCSD
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