call a WebService or .Net App to send e-mails

Can I call a WebService or a .Net Application to send e-mails from within the Gadget

Or maybe submit some data to a web site without opening Internet Explorer

The other question has already been posted by another user by haven't been answered.. can I drop files to the Gadget and get its info

zhihao

Jonathan, can you tell me how can I call another application (such a command line app or a web app on the internet) but without opening any windows
JennyMQuinn
You can't with the standard Gadget API. If you don't want windows poping up, either write your own, or download a freeware SMTP ActiveX COM.
cwlaualex
See this thread, you'll need to register/unregister the DLL, it's all in there.
NoobestNoob

Sorry for the "newbie" questions, but how can I call a COM application from a Gadget
Mr Teter

If you want to call a web service you can use the MS Ajax library nut in that case you'll have to modify your web service in order to generate a proxy

I've blog some info on this here : http://blog.khamlon.info/ p=28 in french, but id really needed I could translate it
ProSlamBanO
You can, if you want to code them. The easiest solution would be to call a command line eMail client, such as postie to sent via SMTP - obviously you'd need the user to give you the SMTP server address.
call a WebService or .Net App to send e-mails