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Read emailserver settings from email client

Asked by: sonnevelt

Hi there,

I have a form in my access 2003 database wich allows me to send email thru CDO.
The form contains a configuration page to hold the email configuration settings suchs as the smtp server,
smtp port, authentication yes or no and if needed a username and password for the server.

I would like to know how to read the emailserver configuration from ms outlook or equavilent email client.
I suppose these values are stored in the windows registry but i'm not sure.
The most wanted solution is a command button to read these settings and put them in the right field on the config page.

Can some point me in the right direction?

Many thanx in advance,

Gijsbert Sonnevelt

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2009-11-05 at 06:21:59ID24874468
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by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2009-11-06 at 04:29:31ID: 25758510

Two examples, the first one using late binding (preferred for developers), and the othe uses early binding.         http://www.ffdba.com/downloads/Send_E-Mail_With_CDO.htm

This link explains the binding methods and why late binding is preferred for deployed applications.
                                      http://www.granite.ab.ca/access/latebinding.htm

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2009-11-06 at 04:41:47ID: 25758588

oops! misread your post.  See this link for for sending email via outlook:

     http://www.jephens.com/2007/05/13/how-to-send-e-mail-from-ms-access-using-outlook

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2009-11-06 at 04:52:14ID: 25758653

see this link for downloadable demo mdb's for E-Mail (cdo and outlook)

                                     (scroll down approx 3 pages)
                     http://www.utterangel.com/UtterAngel/utterangel.aspx?cat=acc

 

by: sonneveltPosted on 2009-11-07 at 12:07:48ID: 25767812

Hi Puppydogbuddy,

My question is'nt about sending emails form MS Access, i have allready covered this subject.
I'm using CDO to cover this. What i'm looking for is a function to determine is there's an MS Outlook or Outlook Express profile exisisting on the computer. When there is such a profile on the computer i would like to import the smtp server settings such as the smtp server, the smtp port, is the smtp server using authentication and in that case the username and password for the authentication.

I want to store these values in text boxes on a from.

Gijsbert

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2009-11-08 at 22:02:07ID: 25773654

OK,
The two functions (OutlookNewMail and DoesFileExist), when used in conjunction with one another, have the stated purpose of opening a new blank Outlook email if Outook exists on the machine sending the email.  The DoesFileExist function tests the default install paths that would be used for the various versions of Outlook.

I need to research further on how to extract the smtp mail server settings from the machine.

'------------------------------------------------------------------'Procedure : OutlookNewEmail
' DateTime  : 4/12/2008 12:17
' Author    : Patrick Wood
' Purpose   : Opens a new blank Outlook Email to send
' Arguments : Requires DoesFileExist Function to determine
'             which version of Outlook exists
'------------------------------------------------------------------'
Function OutlookNewEmail()
 
     'First we need to find which version of Outlook
     ' is on the computer.
     'We start looking for the latest version first.
     'Debug.Print will show the results in the immediate window.
 
     ' Long lines of code are put on two lines using _ or " & _
    If DoesFileExist _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE") _
        = True Then
        Debug.Print "Office 12 Exists"
        ' Open a new Outlook Email to send
        Call Shell _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE12\OUTLOOK.EXE" & _
        " /c IPM.NOTE", 1)
    ElseIf DoesFileExist _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE") _
        = True Then
        Debug.Print "Office 11 Exists"
        Call Shell _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11\OUTLOOK.EXE" & _
        " /c IPM.NOTE", 1)
    ElseIf DoesFileExist _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE10\OUTLOOK.EXE") _
        = True Then
        Debug.Print "Office 10 Exists"
        Call Shell _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE10\OUTLOOK.EXE" & _
        " /c IPM.NOTE", 1)
    ElseIf DoesFileExist _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE9\OUTLOOK.EXE") _
        = True Then
        Debug.Print "Office 9 Exists"
        Call Shell _
        ("C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\OFFICE9\OUTLOOK.EXE" & _
        " /c IPM.NOTE", 1)
    Else
        Call MsgBox("The Program you tried to open" & _
        " was not found.     ", _
        vbCritical, "                     Program Not Found")
 
        Debug.Print "Program File Not Found"
    End If
 
Exit_OutlookNewEmail:
    Exit Function
 
Err_OutlookNewEmail:
    Call ErrorLog(Err.Description, Err.Number, _
    " In procedure OutlookNewEmail of Module basPAWOpenApps")
    Resume Exit_OutlookNewEmail
 
End Function
 
-------------------------------------------------------------------
 
' Uncomment (Remove the ' ) the two lines of code below if they are not already at the top of your Module
'Option Compare Database
'Option Explicit
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Procedure : DoesFileExist
' DateTime  : 4/12/2008 13:05
' Author    : Patrick Wood  http://gainingaccess.net
' Purpose   : Determine if a specific File exists of any file type
' Arguments : strFileNamePath is the full path and file name:
' Usage     : DoesFileExist("C:\MyFiles\MyFileName.txt")
'           : In a Procedure: If DoesFileExist(strfname) Then . . .
'---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
'
Function DoesFileExist(strFileNamePath As String) As Boolean
    Dim strMsg As String
 
    If Len(Dir(strFileNamePath)) > 0 Then
        strMsg = strFileNamePath & " file exists."
        DoesFileExist = True
    Else
        strMsg = strFileNamePath & " file does not exist."
        DoesFileExist = False
    End If
    'Debug.Print strMsg
    'Debug.Print "DoesFileExist = " & DoesFileExist
 
End Function
                                              
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by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2009-11-09 at 08:44:18ID: 25777541

The best thing I have found on the smpt component so far is Ostrosoft's freeware product (with source code). It is fully SMTP RFC-compliant and provides support for basic authentication,
binary (MIME) attachments and HTML email. Follow this link:
http://www.ostrosoft.com/smtp_component.asp

 

by: sonneveltPosted on 2009-11-30 at 01:08:08ID: 25932473

Hello Everyone,

All comments so far are about how to send email from ms Access, but that's not the question.
My question is just this simple:

Is it possible to read the mailserver settings from ms outlook or outlook express.
I want to import these settings into my database.

Gijsbert

 

by: puppydogbuddyPosted on 2009-11-30 at 05:11:59ID: 25933537

I personally don't know of any way to "read" the mail server settings per se.  However, if your email client supports the pop3 protocol for outgoing mail and the smtp protocol for incoming mail , there are "standard" settings associated with each different mail server program as shown in this link:  
                     http://www.on-line.com/Email/
You should be able to update your table using the settings supplied in the link, then use the settings listed in the table to manage the mail on the email server from  your ms outlook or ms outlook express email client software.


 

by: sonneveltPosted on 2010-01-14 at 02:36:09ID: 26312487

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