I cannot access AICS2 from Visual Basic .NET.

I cannot access AICS2 from Visual Basic .NET.

I am using the following code

Try
appRef = CreateObject("Illustrator.Application.3")
appRef.Open("C:\Developing\XARTES\maps_org\map - 001.ai")

Catch ex As Exception

MsgBox(ex.Message)

End Try

and i get an Exception.

If i use the line:
appRef = CreateObject("Illustrator.Application") it works but it opens Adobe Illustrator 9

COULD YOU HELP ME ?