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Delphi: Send An Email Using The Shell

09.10.2008
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        This call allows you to send an email with a subject and a body. The limitation here is that attachments are not possible. Refer to my previous post for that ability through OLE.

This information was found <a href="http://delphi.about.com/od/windowsshellapi/a/executeprogram.htm">here</a>


uses ShellAPI
ShellExecute(0,'open','mailto:johndoe@hotmail.com?subject=HUD&body=Body',NIL, NIL, SW_SHOWNORMAL);
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