How can I get Access to select Lotus Notes instead of Outlook/Expr

#1 (**permalink**) 29-Oct-2005, 12:35 PM

Hi
Can anyone tell me how to get Access to use Lotus Notes as the default
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/information-technology/6150-how-can-i-get-access-select.html
email? Unfortunately my company has switched from Outlook to Lotus notes. Now
when we click on database email links Access automatically starts Outlook
Express ( which is still installed on machines, but we only have Lotus Notes.
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6150
Would it make any difference if we just removed Outlook and Outlook Express?
Would Access then have no choice but to use Lotus Notes?
Many thanks.

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#2 (**permalink**) 30-Oct-2005, 12:46 PM

ScotStuart wrote:
> Hi
> Can anyone tell me how to get Access to use Lotus Notes as the default
> email? Unfortunately my company has switched from Outlook to Lotus
> notes. Now when we click on database email links Access automatically
> starts Outlook Express ( which is still installed on machines, but we
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6150
> only have Lotus Notes. Would it make any difference if we just
> removed Outlook and Outlook Express? Would Access then have no choice
> but to use Lotus Notes?
> Many thanks.

The SendObject function will use whatever program is configured as the default
MAPI client for the system. If you look in the options and help for Notes I
should think that there is a setting somewhere that will cause it to register
Reference:: Sikh Philosophy Network http://www.sikhphilosophy.net/showthread.php?t=6150
itself as the default MAPI program. I'm a bit surprised that the act of
installing it did not do this (or at least ask you).

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