Thanks, I'll just figure it out for my self - which is not a problem - I
just figured one of you would have a deeper knowledge base and be able
to give me an answer of the top of your head with little or no effort.
You'd be surprised. A user's email address isn't in a single predictable location. Assuming the user has Outlook you can probably get that information from a registry key, but different versions of Win might have that key in different locations; and security might or might not allow you to get the address in the first place.
If the user does not have Outlook (or prefers not to use it), you won't be able to get the information you want.
If the user is on a Mac, none of this information applies.
It's not a simple process, and the program to which you refer is glossing over its needs. There's almost no way it could possibly be anywhere near as simple as the packaging implies.
The easiest, most certain way to get a user's email address is ASK what it is. That way you don't have to worry about software or system versions, and you give the user a *choice* not to have his email address be known.
I'm of the same inclination as Kerry on this one. There's no reason whatsoever for ANY program to be harvesting my email address, particularly against my will. Any program that did so would find itself deleted immediately.
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