Send RTF file as an e-mail using VB

Please excuse my ignorance, but I am a newbie.

I am try to automate my lotus notes using external vb programs. One feature i am trying to build is the abilty to send a Rich Text File as an e-mail using my lotus notes program.

I have search the various online forums but all I can find is how to send an RTF attachment. What I would like to do is actually build the body using the actual RTF file.

Any help would be helpful.