use Win32::Process;
sub ErrorReport{
  print Win32::FormatMessage(Win32::GetLastError());
}
my $procobj;
Win32::Process::Create(
  $procobj,
  "d:\\Adobe\\Acrobat 5.0\\Acrobat\\Acrobat.exe",
  "x D:\\WORK\\Documentation\\cd-writing\\perl-technology\\root-cd-tk\\files\\PSAX1250_IG_R610_Iss1-mp.pdf",
  0,
  NORMAL_PRIORITY_CLASS,
  "."
)  || die ErrorReport();