How to open a new email, and assign subject, using .NET Compact Framework

Basically I'm trying to accomplish the same thing that "mailto:bgates@microsoft.com" does in Internet Explorer Mobile.

But I want to be able to do it from a managed Windows Mobile application. I don't want to send an email pro grammatically in the background.

I want to be able to create the email in Pocket Outlook and then let the user do the rest.

Hopefully that helps you hopefully help me!

From stackoverflow CJCraft.com

• I assume you use C#. You add a reference to System.Diagnostics and then write the following code:

  ProcessStartInfo psi = 
    new ProcessStartInfo("mailto:bla@bla.com?subject=MySubject", "");
  Process.Start(psi);
  

  This will start the default email client on your mobile device.

  The mailto protocol definition might come handy too.

  CJCraft.com : Thanks Petros! Great answer, worked perfectly and was clean and simple, which is something I really wanted and needed. You really helped me out.

  Petros : No problem! I am glad I could help you!
  From Petros

• You can also use Microsoft.WindowsMobile.PocketOutlook.MessagingApplication.DisplayComposeForm like so:

  OutlookSession sess = new OutlookSession();
  EmailAccountCollection accounts = sess.EmailAccounts;
  //Contains all accounts on the device  
  //I'll just choose the first one -- you might want to ask them
  MessagingApplication.DisplayComposeForm(accounts[0], 
      "someone@somewhere.com", "The Subject", "The Body");
  

  The DisplayComposeForm method has a lot of overloads with options for attachments and more.

  Muxa : Thanks, Jake, that's exactly what i've been looking for.
  From Jake Stevenson