Re: Questions on "Calling PC Commands from RPG" article

On 10/27/05, NGay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <NGay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> We're straying away from iSeries here so leave it at that, but certainly
> I've found out some useful info I didn't know before.


Well, this *is* the Java400-list, and I'm sending commands from an RPG
program to a Java app, so...

Anyway, as I mentioned last night, I found the registry entries that direct
mailto: to run C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\OUTLOOK.EXE -c IPM.Note /m %1.
I followed up on this a bit, found out that "-c IPM.Note" opens up the
window to create an email message, and /m is the switch to pass the email
name. Through testing, I found that if I did something like:
C:\PROGRA~1\MICROS~2\Office10\OUTLOOK.EXE -c IPM.Note /m dan@xxxxxxxx
&Subject=TestSubject&Body=TestBody
... this worked!

Unfortunately, embedded blanks are another obstacle. Using cmd.exe, I am
able to substitute %20 for blanks, but not through the rt.exec I guess. I
will take a look at the link that Paul provided later; gotta put this on the
back burner for now.

Also, more mystery: cmd.exe requires the carat in front of the &Subject and
&Body, but the java won't take (and doesn't need) that to run.

- Dan