Error calling Outlook application

snufse · April 30th, 2008, 07:39 AM

In my web page I am calling outlook from 2 different places.

This one works on my local development machine but not on the web server:

Code:

Protected Sub LinkButton1_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles LinkButton1.Click

        Dim prc As New Diagnostics.Process
        prc.StartInfo = New Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("outlook.exe")
        prc.Start()

End Sub

Get following error:

Quote:

quote:The system cannot find the file specified
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot find the file specified

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[Win32Exception (0x80004005): The system cannot find the file specified]
System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExe cuteEx(ProcessStartInfo startInfo) +976
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start() +127
MasterPage.LinkButton1_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) +65
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.OnClick (EventArgs e) +105
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.RaisePo stBackEvent(String eventArgument) +107
System.Web.UI.WebControls.LinkButton.System. Web.UI.IPostBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(St ring eventArgument) +7
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostB ackEventHandler sourceControl, String eventArgument) +11
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameVa lueCollection postData) +174
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain(Boolea n includeStagesBeforeAsyncPoint, Boolean includeStagesAfterAsyncPoint) +5102

This code section works fine:

Code:

Protected Sub EmailButton_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles EmailButton.Click

        Dim myFileName As String = String.Format("\{0:yyyyMMdd_HHmmss}.doc", Date.Now)
        Dim myFilePath As String = "c:\windows\temp" + myFileName

        myCrystalReport.ExportToDisk(ExportFormatType.WordForWindows, myFilePath)

        Try
            Dim myProcess As System.Diagnostics.Process = New System.Diagnostics.Process()
            myProcess.StartInfo = New Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo("outlook.exe", "/a " + ControlChars.Quote & myFilePath & ControlChars.Quote)
            myProcess.Start()
        Catch ex As Exception
            ErrorString = ex.ToString
            ASPNET_MsgBox("An error has occurred sending email: " + vbCrLf + ErrorString)
End Try

gbianchi · April 30th, 2008, 08:22 AM

If the second way works, why not use it in the first part too?

HTH

Gonzalo

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snufse · April 30th, 2008, 08:34 AM

Pne part calls Outlook without attachment and the second one calls Outlook with an attachment. The part with an attachment works.

Evereything works however on my local development machine.

gbianchi · April 30th, 2008, 08:37 AM

Well, we have this discussion some days ago. You are calling a local app. on a web enviroment. So if you put this in a server, every time you call outlook, it will open on the server, not the client.

So this is not what you probably want...

HTH

Gonzalo

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