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How to call mail client on click of a button using javascript?

There are situations mail id from a text box needs to be populated in the outlook or any other mail client by calling mailto:

Here is the one way to do it.

<html>
    <head>
        <script>
        function sendMail(){
            var mailToId = document.forms[0].mailId.value;
            var mailto_link = 'mailto:'+mailToId;
            win = window.open(mailto_link,'tempWindow');
            if (win && win.open &&!win.closed) win.close();
        }
        </script>
    <head>

    <body>
        <form name= "mailForm" >
            <input type = "text" value="< Mail Id >" name="mailId">
            <input type = "button" value="Send Mail "onclick= "sendMail()" >
        </form>
    </body>
</html>

Here is the link which talks about mailto syntax : http://www.ianr.unl.edu/internet/mailto.html


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Anonymous said…
The only thing I see wrong with that, code is that it doesnt actually close the window. and your left with the window open.
January 28, 2010 2:13 AM
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