14.2.2 Email Built-In Functions Notes

MAIL Built-In Functions
DO NOT support Microsoft Office 64 bit.
LANSA is a 32 bit application and so it cannot interact with the ActiveX/MAPI interfaces of 64 bit office.
DO support the 32 bit installation of Office on a 64 bit machine however, and this is the default installation option.

An email message that is to be sent must be constructed commencing with a call to MAIL_START followed by other calls in the Email Handling series to add the data. The message is then sent using the MAIL_SEND call.

Notes:

Only use Email Handling Built-In Functions in applications that are to fully execute under the control of IBM i or Windows.
In the Windows environment, these Built-In Functions should not be used in functions that are invoked on remote Windows server systems.
For Email BIFs to work locally, you must set the PROFILE correctly. To find the correct PROFILE, go to Outlook, select Tools then Options and click on the Mail Services tab.