One of the way is:

DECLARE INTEGER ShellExecute ;
IN SHELL32.DLL ;
INTEGER nWinHandle,;
STRING cOperation,;
STRING cFileName,;
STRING cParameters,;
STRING cDirectory,;
INTEGER nShowWindow

*nShowWindow: 10 - Default,1 - Normal,2 - Minimized,3 - Maximized
? ShellExecute(0,"open","acrobat.pdf","","c:\acrobat3\reader",1)
or
? ShellExecute(0,"open","c:\acrobat3\reader\acrobat.pdf","","",1)

>What is the best way to view a PDF file through VFP? Can Adobe Acrobat be >launched from VFP?

>Thanks a bunch.