Problem:

To open a new, empty email form with a filled out email address.

From a command prompt and using:

start mailto:firstname.lastname@domain.com

How can this be done from Dialog System?

Resolution:

To achieve the same from within Net Express with

    call "system" using z"start mailto:firstname.lastname@domain.com"

From Dialog System, to use a CALLOUT or a RETC and call the "system" from COBOL.

It was tested successfully on Windows XP Professional where Microsoft's Outlook 10 is installed.

Hint:

The CALL to "system" opens a Command prompt, which cannot be closed without ending the program.