Executing an external program via menu

Hello friends at www.oracle.com ,
this should be simple, but I can't find it on Form Builder help: how can I create a Forms item that executes an external program?
I need to create a menu option that has to execute Acrobat Reader, and it has to open a file (the system help in PDF format).
Best regards,
Franklin Goncalves Jr.

Check out the 'HOST' builtin.
host('c:\program files\adobe\acrobat 5.0\reader\AcroRd32.exe c:\activity_rpt.pdf');

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