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

[Pawel Jackowski]

Hi there,

> 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?

I don't use it, but heard there is something like pdfopen/pdfclose 
windowish applications that opens/closes the document in Acrobat. Your 
friend can find it on TeXLive.

BR,
-- 
Pawe/l Jackowski
P.Jackowski at gust.org.pl