Posted - 07/21/2003 : 12:46:59 PM


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Hi,

I am developing s desktop windows application using VB.NET. I need to get the application to send an email with attached text file. Users of the application do not have a SMTP server, they only have a single PC with a certain email system (such as Outlook, outlook express etc). How can we implement this in VB.Net windows application?

Any help will be appreciated.

Thanks

sandeep

sandeep

For Outlook (not express), you will have to add a reference to the Outlook object library. It is available through the "COM" tab in the "Add Reference" dialog box. It is "Microsoft Outlook [Version # - mine is 11.0] Object Library".

It should be pointed out that users will have to have Outlook installed on their machine to use that functionality. I also believe they will need the same version that you are programming in.

Our company has tested a product that was developed externally that integrates with Outlook. It works on the XP version, but not on 2003. Some of the more basic commands you may be able to get away with but I would expect a few errors if you don't account for other versions.

J

To send mail from a .NET application, you can use System.Web dll and use System.Web.Mail namespace to send mails.

You may like to check out http://www.systemwebmail.com/ for lot of examples and troubleshooting tips.

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You will still need an SMTP server or relay to use this...