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Windows 7: how to open e-mail client [message #719901]

Mon, 29 August 2011 08:07

Thomas Singer
Messages: 75
Registered: July 2009

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On Linux it works when executing

Program.launch("mailto:user@server.com")

but on my Windows 7 system it doesn't. Is this expected behavior? Is there another way to open the default e-mail client reliable in a platform independent way using SWT?

Thanks in advance.
Tom

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Re: Windows 7: how to open e-mail client [message #719964 is a reply to message #719901]

Mon, 29 August 2011 11:03

Grant Gayed
Messages: 2128
Registered: July 2009

Senior Member

Hi Tom,

I wouldn't expect Program.launch() to handle a string like that across
platforms. I feel like there was a feature request to make it possible
to do this in SWT, but I can't find it now, so if you want feel free to
log one at
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/enter_bug.cgi?product=Platform&component=SWT&bug_severity=enhancement
..

In the meantime I think you'll need to use an alternative like
http://java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/J2SE/Desktop/javase6/desktop_api/
..

HTH,
Grant

On 8/29/2011 8:07 AM, Thomas Singer wrote:
> On Linux it works when executing
>
> Program.launch("mailto:user@server.com")
>
> but on my Windows 7 system it doesn't. Is this expected behavior? Is
> there another way to open the default e-mail client reliable in a
> platform independent way using SWT?
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Tom

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Re: Windows 7: how to open e-mail client [message #720045 is a reply to message #719901]

Mon, 29 August 2011 14:17

Thomas Singer
Messages: 75
Registered: July 2009

Member

Thanks for answering. I try to avoid using something from java.awt, because there is a ugly bug which prevents the opening of the SWT file dialog on Windows when using AWT.

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