Opening client side email program with attachment

Hey guys,

I have been reading a lot of other posts on this subject, but I think my situation is a little different. Here is what i would like to do: I will generate reports from a SQL Server DB and I would like to have the ability to email those reports using the client email program. I already have the functionality to export the report (which is at first a dataset) into Excel. I would then like to bring up a blank client email with the report attached. Is this possible?

I say my situation is different because as I see it, there is no security concern because I KNOW where the attachment is coming from (I could be wrong here though ;). So, is there any way to do this? As I see it, my options are:

1. mailto (in which outlook doesn?t support attachments)
2. server side code (my only concern here is, I would have to provide the ?To? address, in which case I would wonder is it possible to link Active Directory with a text box)

Thanks
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