Open email profile setup problem 1

[cruford]

I am just trying to open the "mail" control panel object through script on a Windows 98 box. I have tried:

WSHShell.Run "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL mlcfg32.cpl"

and

WSHShell.Run "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL wgpocpl.cpl"


Neither of them open the mail setup. It doesn't do anything when it runs. I am doing the same thing with adding a printer and it does work. (WSHShell.Run "rundll32.exe shell32.dll,SHHelpShortcuts_RunDLL AddPrinter") Does anyone know why or have an alternative? Better yet does any have code to automate setting up Exchange settings in Outlook through script or WMI? Thank in advance

 

[cruford]

No one has any idea why this won't work?

 

[xmsre]

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;192806

You may alternately want to try like you would in a shell command from VB

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;173552

 

[tsuji]

Hello cruford and xmsre,

The run method line goes like:

createobject("wscript.shell").run "control.exe " & chr(34) & "c:\program files\common files\system\mapi\1028\95\mlcfg32.cpl" & chr(34)

(detail of the path depends on your system)

regards - tsuji

 

[xmsre]

Set WSHShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WSHShell.run "control C:\PROGRA~1\COMMON~1\System\MSMAPI\1033\mlcfg32.cpl", 1

It works on XP/OL2K3.

 

[xmsre]

It had issues with the spaces in the path, so I looked up the path for mlcfg.cpl in the registry under

HKCU\Controlpanel\mmcpl

the value mlcfg.cpl.

I assume you could have the script look up the reg key to get the path also.

 

[cruford]

Star for you tsuji, that works perfect.

Thanks for the help