Using outside application within vb

[atticrat]

I would like to call up a text reader from with my game to read text from a box.
And being very wet behind the ears at this. I can't figure it out. My vb basic one book doesn't cover it
So if you could shed a little light on the subject. I would be most grateful. If this helps any, I am trying to evoke the program reader32, it is an exe file. My computer also has the file xvoice.dll. I'm not sure where to start and how to proceed.
thank you so much for help .
I have another question , but will wait for the solution of this one first.

Atticrat.

[plenderj]

Well just do :

Shell "reader32"
'or the full path if that doesnt work :
Shell "c:\something\something\reader32.exe"

- jamie