Hi. i'm a newbie here!!

can u all pls help me solve my problems??
1. does anybody know how to read from txt file in Visual C++???
and
2. how to go and open other applications when you click a button??? (eg, opening another word application or sth like that)

(can u all pls explain in beginner terms also .... =P)

i'm using MFC Dialog Projects....


thanks a lot!!!
hope kind souls out there will reply me,,,, i need it urgently 4 my project!! thxxx.....