Reading a file and sending mail by shell scripting?

hi I need help urgently...i need to write a shell script which can solve the following problem....its urgent plz help me out coz m totally newbie in shell scripting....
the problem is:
Suppose I have a folder called logs. whenever some error occurs some correspondence error file is generated.
I need a script that can first find out that there is a file with the string error in it. then can read it or can directly attach it with the mail(or in html text) and can send a mail to respected mail. can you please give me help that how i vl do it(considering new in shell script). as m confused with scripting but i have to do it.

Thanks

is the error string same at all times.

considering it the same everytime.....
Plz help me out

Hey Guys reply plz

iam new to shell.. just tried this for u.

if [ (grep -c error_string file1 ) -ge 1 ] ; then
$ uuencode ur_logfile|mail urmail@mail.com
fi