ok thank you, ive now got it working with
Private Sub NewStarterSubmit_Click()
Dim sSQL As String
DoCmd.RunCommand acCmdSaveRecord
DoCmd.SendObject acForm, "frmNewStarterForm", "Excel97-Excel2003Workbook(*.xls)", "deanrobinson@comex2000uk.com", "", "", "new start", "new", True, ""...