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

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 2

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).