I don't know how to attach a file to an email using this way, but to fire up the email application goes like this:
VB Code:
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
Private Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
sEmailCmd As String
ShellExecute Me.hwnd, vbNullString, sEmailCmd, vbNullString, "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL