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Open email window C# asp.net datagrid as opposed to browser window

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Would someone be so kind as to instruct me how to alter this code to open a new email client window as opposed to a new browser window?
protected void lnkbtnWebsite_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { var closeLink = (Control)sender; GridViewRow row = (GridViewRow)closeLink.NamingContainer; LinkButton lnk = (LinkButton)row.FindControl("lnkbtnWebsite"); string mylnk = lnk.Text; string myhttp = "http://" + mylnk + ""; if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(mylnk)) { Page page = (Page)HttpContext.Current.Handler; if (page == null) { throw new InvalidOperationException("Cannot redirect to new window outside Page context."); } string url = page.ResolveClientUrl(myhttp); string script; script = @"window.open(""{0}"", ""{1}"");"; script = String.Format(script, url, "", ""); ScriptManager.RegisterStartupScript(page, typeof(Page), "Redirect", script, true); } }
Thank you in advance for the help!
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 3:49 PM
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Thank you for the reply Derik. I appreciate the post direction. I have been searching for the answer for this for days. Seems as if it should not be so complicated. Turns out the solution was quite simple
<asp:BoundField DataField="Email" DataFormatString="<a href=mailto:{0}>{0}</a>" HeaderText="Email" HtmlEncodeFormatString="False" />
http://forums.asp.net/t/1014242.aspx?How+to+create+mailto+in+gridview+
Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:39 PM
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The syntax for launching a users default mail client is "mailto:user@domain.com" some clients will even support additional information like "mailto:user@domain.com?subject=Hello&body=Just saying hi!".
This question would have been better asked in the ASP.Net forums though.
"There's a way to do it better - find it." - Thomas Edison
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 10:01 PM -
Thank you for the reply Derik. I appreciate the post direction. I have been searching for the answer for this for days. Seems as if it should not be so complicated. Turns out the solution was quite simple
<asp:BoundField DataField="Email" DataFormatString="<a href=mailto:{0}>{0}</a>" HeaderText="Email" HtmlEncodeFormatString="False" />
http://forums.asp.net/t/1014242.aspx?How+to+create+mailto+in+gridview+
Thursday, July 17, 2014 1:39 PM