email from access

[Klam]

I want to email from access and there are many information on this .

I try using
http://www.datastrat.com/Code/OutlookEmail.txt
from Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP
I copied his command to a the expression of a command button on click
and it highd the line


and it come up with an errore message

user-defined type not defined

and highlight the line
Dim objOutlook As Outlook.Application


I am not knowlwege of prgograming
can someone help me and tell my why?

 

[JackPoland]

You have to add reference of Microsoft Outlook in VB editor/Tools/References.

 

[Ron de Bruin]

You must set a reference to Outlook

Look on my site for examples(outlook object model) that use Late binding, no need to set a reference then
http://www.rondebruin.nl/sendmail.htm

If you want to use Early binding read the info below the macro