to open outlook mail from java program and to attach file to the mail from directory

Question

I need to implement Email functionality in my Java application which will open microsoft outlook and attach a file from my directory. Has any implemented the same?

Answer 1

If you want to implement email functionalities in Java, consider JavaMail. Also, if your application has email functionalities, then you don't need to open another email client (such as outlook).

Answer 2

Here is the exact command you want:-

new ProcessBuilder("C:\\Program Files\\Microsoft Office\\Office14\\OUTLOOK.exe","/a","C:\\Desktop\\stackoverflow.txt").start();

First Argument-Path to Outlook.

Second Argument- Outlook attachment command.

Third Argument- Attachment path

Answer 3

According to these docs the command you need is

"path/to/Outlook.exe /c ipm.note /a \"path/to/attachment\""

Assemble this and run it via ProcessBuilder

(Or listen to MarcoS who gives a very good example of why it's sometimes better not to literally answer questions :-))

Answer 4

You can open the system's email client using the desktop class.

Desktop.getDesktop().mail( new URI( "mailto:address@somewhere.com" ) )

Answer 5

I have been able to Open MS Outlook 2007 with a HTML email. I have done this using SWT OLE API. Here's the tutorial on Vogela: http://www.vogella.com/articles/EclipseMicrosoftIntegration/article.html

It says in tutorial that it also works for non-RCP Java.

public void sendEMail()
{

    OleFrame frame = new OleFrame(getShell(), SWT.NONE);

    // This should start outlook if it is not running yet
    OleClientSite site = new OleClientSite(frame, SWT.NONE, "OVCtl.OVCtl");
    site.doVerb(OLE.OLEIVERB_INPLACEACTIVATE);

    // Now get the outlook application
    OleClientSite site2 = new OleClientSite(frame, SWT.NONE, "Outlook.Application");
    OleAutomation outlook = new OleAutomation(site2);

    OleAutomation mail = invoke(outlook, "CreateItem", 0 /* Mail item */).getAutomation();

    setProperty(mail, "BodyFormat", 2 /* HTML */);
    setProperty(mail, "Subject", subject);
    setProperty(mail, "HtmlBody", content);

    if (null != attachmentPaths)
    {
        for (String attachmentPath : attachmentPaths)
        {
            File file = new File(attachmentPath);
            if (file.exists())
            {
                OleAutomation attachments = getProperty(mail, "Attachments");
                invoke(attachments, "Add", attachmentPath);
            }
        }
    }

    invoke(mail, "Display" /* or "Send" */);

}