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Sending Email From JavaScript using OutLook Automation

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This is a client side script to send emails using Outlook Express. You can add this script on a click event of a button on your ASP.NET page; this script will create a mail message (to, from, cc, attachments, body) and open Outlook Express with these data and let you send the same email.

Introduction

Sometimes we have very specific requirements for sending emails. I had faced the same problem. Our client wanted to send email by only using Outlook 2003. The Office 2003 was installed only on the client machine, so I had to create a client side code to send an email through Outlook Express 2003. I could easily send email with ASP.NET and SMTP protocol, but the client wanted to use Outlook 2003 to send an email, which inspired me to write the following code. The code is written in JavaScript and ASP.NET.

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Comments and Discussions

 
QuestionPort this for full version of outlook? Pin
Dannoman123413-Oct-15 3:25
Dannoman123413-Oct-15 3:25 
QuestionHow could I change the name of the attachment? Pin
Ridwan Habbal18-Feb-09 23:31
Ridwan Habbal18-Feb-09 23:31 
Generali acn't downlaod Pin
ani.thettayil2-Feb-09 18:10
ani.thettayil2-Feb-09 18:10 
GeneralSending a mail using Javascript Pin
Member 337739117-Dec-08 18:05
Member 337739117-Dec-08 18:05 
GeneralIn Internet, the browser throws error and outlook is not opening when attachment Pin
Biru24-Sep-08 23:17
Biru24-Sep-08 23:17 
QuestionActiveX control [modified] Pin
Member 38938558-May-08 6:25
Member 38938558-May-08 6:25 
AnswerRe: ActiveX control Pin
chandrasenareddybhumireddy1-Jul-09 19:02
chandrasenareddybhumireddy1-Jul-09 19:02 
GeneralBrilliant!!! Pin
dipan_das17-Apr-08 5:32
dipan_das17-Apr-08 5:32 
GeneralNice....you rock baby....;) Pin
ahmarshi11-Jul-07 10:03
ahmarshi11-Jul-07 10:03 
Questioncan u make it general Pin
Eng.Mohamed ElQpany19-Sep-06 6:45
Eng.Mohamed ElQpany19-Sep-06 6:45 
AnswerRe: can u make it general Pin
Uday Takbhate11-Feb-09 23:59
Uday Takbhate11-Feb-09 23:59 
Generalmaking it general.. Pin
akshatdon26-Jul-06 0:05
akshatdon26-Jul-06 0:05 

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