[pdftex] pdflatex cannot open pdf file for writing on windows

[The Thanh Han]

many thanks to Hans.

Thanh

On Fri, Jun 10, 2005 at 11:08:39AM +0200, Hans Hagen wrote:
> The Thanh Han wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >a friend of mine asked me how to solve this problem: when
> >using pdftex on windows, it cannot open the pdf file for
> >writting if the pdf file is being opened by acrobat reader.
> >I am not using pdftex on windows so I don't know the
> >answer. Can someone please help me with this?
> 
> well, close the pdf file before pdftex starts; closing the file and then 
> hitting return works ok
> 
> there are also fabrice popineaus pdfopen and pdfclose programs that you can 
> use to open and close files; you can then make a small batch file/script 
> that closes, processes and opens; at least that;s what i have here when i 
> run from the editor; taco hoekwater made a version of pdfopen and pdfclose 
> for unix
> 
> Hans
> 
> 
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