Am I really stumping all of you Access experts?

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DV

Hello experts,

I've posted this question twice already without a single response. I'm very
suprised because it doesn't seem like that difficult of a problem . . . you
guys and gals have solved seemingly much tougher problems for me before :)

Here it goes again . . .

I'm trying to send a database object (Report, etc.) as an attachment using
the "Send To>Mail Recipient (As Attachment)" command in the File menu (and
the SendObject macro command), but I continue to get the following error:

"Microsoft Access can't open the mail session; check your mail application
to make sure that it's working properly"

To verify that it was not a problem with Outlook Express, I executed the
same command in both Word and Excel 2000, and I encountered no problems. I
then attempted to do a "detect and repair" from the Help menu using the
original Office2000 disc. It claimed that it had completed successfully, but
the problem persists.

Any insight to this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time,

DV
 
B

Brian

DV said:
Hello experts,

I've posted this question twice already without a single response. I'm very
suprised because it doesn't seem like that difficult of a problem . . . you
guys and gals have solved seemingly much tougher problems for me before :)

Here it goes again . . .

I'm trying to send a database object (Report, etc.) as an attachment using
the "Send To>Mail Recipient (As Attachment)" command in the File menu (and
the SendObject macro command), but I continue to get the following error:

"Microsoft Access can't open the mail session; check your mail application
to make sure that it's working properly"

To verify that it was not a problem with Outlook Express, I executed the
same command in both Word and Excel 2000, and I encountered no problems. I
then attempted to do a "detect and repair" from the Help menu using the
original Office2000 disc. It claimed that it had completed successfully, but
the problem persists.

Any insight to this problem would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time,

DV
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If you stop to think about it, you will realise that, unlike a problem with
some code or something, no-one (expert or otherwise) can help you with this
unless they ACTUALLY KNOW THE ANSWER, which is not very likely if they
haven't encountered it themselves. Otherwise, all anyone can do is, as I
just did, try it on their own system, shrug, and mutter "well, it works OK
for me".

Anyway, I assume that you haven't bothered to search Google Groups. Doing
so for "Microsoft Access can't open the mail session" returns 9,430 hits. I
suggest you have a look through them to see if there's an answer (I'm
certainly not going to wade through them for you!)
 
D

DV

Mr. Brian,

Actually, I did think about it, and I thought that someone might actually
know the answer. When I googled that exact expression (by the way, before I
bothered posting in newsgroups), I learned that it was a problem with the
registry. Because I'm not a windows expert, I decided that rather than screw
my entire computer up by editing the registry, I would ask the experts. You
obviously are NOT an expert, and I don't know why you replied.

I'm asking for experts here, not inexperienced jackasses who want to
passively put people down. Why don't you get a real job and stop wasting
peoples' valuable time on this website. Maybe I need to stoop to your level
here: I don't know if you heard about this site called careerbuilder.com.
You go onto this site and type in your career interest . . . for you I'd try
"asshole douchebag", of course there are 0 matching entries, which is why
you're here wasting my time.
 
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DV

Brian,

This is rediculous advice. I am not an idiot, and I don't appreciate your
condescending tone. If you don't have something helpful to say, then say
nothing. I used this title to try to get some attention. If I offended
anybody by it or the content, I apologize.

DV
 
R

Rick Brandt

DV said:
Brian,

This is rediculous advice. I am not an idiot, and I don't appreciate
your condescending tone. If you don't have something helpful to say,
then say nothing. I used this title to try to get some attention.
If I offended anybody by it or the content, I apologize.
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I don't know why you would consider it ridiculous. The very first link I
get with that search is a Microsoft KB article that describes exactly your
error and details about solving it.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283173
 
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Norman Yuan

This is one of the rudest post here. Brian's reply is adiquate and, most
importantly, points you to the right direction (Google to get thousands of
links) to solve your OWN problem. Enven that does not sovle your problem,
you still should have appreciated the help. Instead, you called "say
nothing". That is the most ridiculous thing. No one here is obliged to give
you answer.
 
J

James Hahn

Everyone followed your advice "If you don't have something helpful to say,
then say
nothing" on two previous occasions, and that only caused you to post yet
again, and complain about the lack of response. Which do you want?
 
M

Mike Painter

DV said:
Mr. Brian,

Actually, I did think about it, and I thought that someone might
actually know the answer. When I googled that exact expression (by
the way, before I bothered posting in newsgroups), I learned that it
was a problem with the registry. Because I'm not a windows expert, I
decided that rather than screw my entire computer up by editing the
registry, I would ask the experts. You obviously are NOT an expert,
and I don't know why you replied.
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This a newsgroup for Microsoft Access.
WE do not claim to be experts in Access much less experts in registry
entries.

You asked for help here already knowing the answer and didn't bother to tell
us what it was. That's clever.

I'd suggest you either follow the directions you were given or go to a group
where "experts" may know about editing such entries.
 
B

Brian

DV said:
Brian,

This is rediculous advice. I am not an idiot, and I don't appreciate your
condescending tone. If you don't have something helpful to say, then say
nothing. I used this title to try to get some attention. If I offended
anybody by it or the content, I apologize.

DV
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Hello DV,

I shall henceforth take your advice. If the poster is DV, I shall say
nothing. I trust that my silence will help you solve future problems,
particularly those (such as this) where no-one else is replying either.

Where I come from, we describe behaviour such as yours as "cutting off your
nose to spite your face".

Ta ta.
 
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DV

Is this site for people to help people, or is it for people to put people
down and tell them to do things on their own. Besides, none of those 36 (yes
36) articles on google talk about Access2000, every article is about Acc97 on
Win98, it instructs you to delete a registry that does not exist in windows
2000. I thought people wanted a challenge, but apparently that's not the
case.

Brian's initial reply was not intended to be helpful, it is very insulting
and condescending, saying things like "well if you had stopped to think about
it . . ." and other such rude remarks. That is not how I would resond if
someone solicited my help or advice.

DV
 
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DV

James,

I posted again with a different subject in order to get other people's
attention. Never once did I complain about not getting a resonse. What I
did was compliment you (all) for normally having very impressive answers for
me. I then indicated that I was suprised no one had any insight on this
issue because it seemed like it would be an easier solution than the other
problems I had faced. Feel free to go back and read it. I have already
apologized if my tone was misconstrued, but again, I apologize. I thought
that people would be up for a challenge, but judging by every response that
is certainly not the case.

DV
 
M

Mike Painter

You posted a question. Nobody has to respond.
You explained a problem but DID NOT bother to tell us that it allegedly was
a registry entry according to MSFT and that the entry, according to you, did
not exist in 2000.

That alone should have warned us.

You don't have to post here, we don't have to respond here and in the future
if you expect much you should probably consider posting a rather detailed
analysis.
Or hope that somebody new will help you.
 
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DV

Mike,

You continue to respond. If you look at my initial question, you'll see
that it is rather detailed. The fact that it works with no problem in the
other office programs (Word, Excel), but not in Access, led me to believe
that perhaps it was a setting in Access. I had already attempted the
registry fix that was unsuccessful. There is no entry on google or in the
knowledge base for my specific problem. I had used newsgroups in the past
for our Windows2000 server and it had been very helpful. I have already
posted this question in other areas of newsgroups, and though people haven't
pinpointed the problem, they have been very helpful and polite. I guess I
just won't come to the Access newsgroups anymore, unless I feel like taking a
beating.

Sincerely,

DV
 
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