Opening Outlook from Excel VBA

[Project manager]

I'm trying to setup a command/macro in an Excel VBA file that would allow me
to send email from my Excel file. When I press on the command button the VBA
syntax page opens than Excel freezes. I use the following in order to go and
get Outlook. Is this right? Any idea why Excel would freeze?

Dim OLF As Outlook.MAPIFolder, olMailItem As Outlook.MailItem
Dim ToContact As Outlook.Recipient

Thanks to anyone who can help me out!

 

[Ron de Bruin]

Hi Project manager

See this page for example code
http://www.rondebruin.nl/sendmail.htm

 

[Gary''s Student]

if you enter something like this in a cell and click on it Outlook will open:

mailto:[email protected]

or from VBA:

Sub Macro1()
x = Shell("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE",
vbMaximizedFocus)
End Sub

 

[Project manager]

Hi Ron,

Thanks for the info. I'll try it.

Regards,

Project manager

 

[Project manager]

Hi,

I'll try it and let you know.

PM

if you enter something like this in a cell and click on it Outlook will open:

mailto:[email protected]

or from VBA:

Sub Macro1()
x = Shell("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE",
vbMaximizedFocus)
End Sub