VBScript Launch Default Mail Window - asp-classic

Question

Just wondering if it is at all possible in classic ASP/VBScript to launch a new window of the default mail client.
I have tried the following:
set objOutlk = createobject("Outlook.Application")
set objMail = objOutlk.createitem(olMailItem)
But got nothing but an error: ActiveX cannot create object: Outlook.Application.
Any advice is much appreciated.
Rob.

Answer 1

If you want to provide a simple way to open the default mail client message of a user viewing your (asp) page just add a mailto: hyperlink:
Send Msg
The mailto: will trigger the browser to open the default (or configured) mail client.
You can append a query string defining the subject line and the mail body - in my example the subject is "Hello World" and the body text is "Hi there".
Notice the blanks are url-encoded to %20

Answer 2

After a little thought (thanks to some of you guys for the prompt) it made sense to run this client side and I used the following JScript:
<script type="text/javascript">
function send() {
alert("clicked")
var recpt = "info#example.ccTLD"
var subj = "FASTER BETTER SOONER: Look at Monash Rowville rail now"
var text = "<Enter your name and address here> %0D%0DMelbourne is growing and more people need transport. With concern about climate change and rising petrol prices, Melbourne's growth is not sustainable without more and better public transport.%0D%0DVictorians want more people catching public transport, cycling and walking; fewer trucks on our roads, more freight on rail; and fewer kilometres travelled by car and truck.%0D%0DPublic transport should: be fast, frequent, reliable, affordable and safe; grow as Melbourne grows; be available to all Melbournians; and be managed as an integrated, co-ordinated network.%0D%0DThis means bringing forward existing public transport projects, committing to new projects and accelerating programs to move freight off our roads and onto rail.%0D%0DIt also means looking very closely at the impact on greenhouse gas emissions of any new transport projects like tunnels and freeways.%0D%0DWe especially urge you to look at a feasibility study for a Monash Rowville rail line. %0D%0DAs Melbourne's population grows, better public transport will both reduce traffic congestion and provide a much needed antidote to spiralling petrol prices. "
var bcc = "people#example.ccTLD"
var content = new Array()
content[0] = "mailto:"
content[1] = recpt
content[2] = "?subject="
content[3] = subj
content[4] = "&body="
content[5] = text
content[6] = "&bcc="
content[7] = bcc
content = content.join("")
window.location = content
}
This seems to the results I expected.
Rob