Sending e-mail on 64-bit Windows

[IDEAL Software Support]

While currently porting VPE to 64-bit Windows, we experienced that there are some problems when sending mail via MAPI:

On a 64-bit Windows, a 64-bit application requires a 64-bit MAPI mail program and a 32-bit application requires a 32-bit MAPI mail program. This means you can not install Outlook for Win32 and call it via MAPI from your 64-bit app. But the greatest is: when you install Windows Live Mail (the successor of Outlook Express) on a 64-bit Windows 7, it is a 32-bit application. In other words, there is no 64-bit default mail client for Windows 64-bit. If you provide an e-mail button in your 64-bit application, make sure your customers have installed Outlook 64-bit. Otherwise they will receive an error message, even if they have Windows Live Mail installed. Congrats Microsoft... job well done!

[WalterK]

Microsoft really takes the cake.

[RabidDog]

Any news for the 64 bits Mapi bug?


We use it on web page via javascript and when we click on the mail button it doesn't works...

Any solution?
Thanks

[IDEAL Software Support]

Since neither VPE with the new MAPI code of v6.10 has been released, nor the 64-bit version of VPE, this must be some other problem. Check if SIMPLE MAPI is correctly installed and configured.