Open outlook in Asp.net(C#) only in 3 steps

Open outlook in Asp.net(C#) only in 3 steps

Open outlook in Asp.net(C#) only in 3 steps-:

Step 1 :  At first  add the namespace for outlook  and if its not showing in intellisense than add reference for Microsoft.Outlook

using Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook;

Step 2 : Bind Data in Grid Which contains Mail Address.Keep Mail Id in Template field in this format

<asp:TemplateField HeaderText="Email" SortExpression="Email">

<ItemTemplate>

<asp:LinkButton ID="lbSendMail" runat="server"  CommandName="SendMail"

CommandArgument='<%# Bind("Email") %>' Text='<%# Bind("Email") %>' ></asp:LinkButton>

</ItemTemplate>

</asp:TemplateField>

Step 3 : Fire the RowCommand Event of GridView and Write down the Code Given Below.

if (e.CommandName == "SendMail")

{

   Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application oApp = new                Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.Application();

Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.MailItem oMailItem = (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Outlook.MailItem)oApp.CreateItem(OlItemType.olMailItem);

  oMailItem.To = e.CommandArgument.ToString();          

  //Similary U can Add another Detail like body, bcc etc...

  oMailItem.Display(true);

}

Now Run Your Programme and output will be like this :

After Clicking on Any mail Id a new window popup like this one :

Note : To get proper output you have to configure Outlook in your System.


And Finally Here is the Source Code :