General ⇒ Configuring TeXnicCenter with another pdf-viewer than Adobe

[Elkiaer]

Specifically I would like to configure TeXnicCenter with PDF-XChange viewer from Tracker software.

I am using the LaTeX => pdf output profile.
I succesfully made TeXnicCenter compile and open my document in the PDF-XChange viewer... when the document is not allready open.

The problem is, that when the document is open it is not possible to write on it.
What I need to do is make TeXnicCenter close the document first.
This is possible, I had no problem with this using Adobe Acrobat reader.

Under "build --> Define Output Profiles" I choose the teab "Viewer", and I figured what I need to do is to write the right code in the field "Close document before running (La)TeX".
So the question I need som help for is: What is the right code?

I allready tried choosing "DDE command" and typin "[DocClose("%bm.pdf")]"
But I think what this program needs is a "command line argument".

I hope you can help me. I really want this to work, since I am tired of Adobe.

[gentlesea]

Hello,

you can use the following batch file to have the viewer closed every time you start compiling with F7. Be aware, that all documents that are open in the viewer are also closed. If someone has a better solution, I'd like to hear that.

Save the attached batch file to your installation directory (C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Viewer\pdf-viewer in my case)

In TeXnicCenter press ALT-F7, choose your profile and enter the following information:

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"C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF-XChange Viewer\pdf-viewer\closeOpenPDFXCview.bat"
"%bm.pdf"
"%bm.pdf"
<empty>

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Greetings

[Section31]

Hi,

you can use the command line switches to open and close the documents. See the picture. It works with version 2.0 of the PDF-XChange Viewer.

Greetings

[Elkiaer]

Thank you for your suggestions.
However it did not work. I have version 2.0 of the PDF-XChange Viewer. But the "/Close %bm.pdf" command line did not solve my problem. Why is it not working? Do I have to configure the pdf-viewer?
I could not make the batch-file work either.

I hope you will try to help me.

[Section31]

Hi,

set the %bm.pdf in ""

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"%bm.pdf"

and

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/close "%bm.pdf"

This should work if there are spaces in the path.

[Elkiaer]

Still it does not work. Do I need to change some configurations somewhere else than under "viewer"?

[latex82]

You should check if you have the current version of PDF X-change viewer. It has worked for me after updating my pdf-viewer (already a version 2.x). It should work if you see the /close command line option explained in the help.
Thank you for the tip, Section31!

[Elkiaer]

IT WORKS - after updating the PDF-XChange Viewer. Thank you so much Section31 and latex82.

[werwohl]

Is it possible to view attached files with pdf x-change viewer?

I see only the icon and the description as a comment, but cannot open the attached file.

TIA,
Robert

[ONeill]

Hello!

Sorry for capturing this old thread. I am using W7 Professional with TEXnicCenter 2.02. stable (64 bit) and PDF-XChange Editor. Unfortunately I have to close the file before compiling again (as stated above from other users as well). I have changed the command lines:

"%bm.pdf"
"%bm.pdf"
\close "bm.pdf"

or

" %bm.pdf"
" %bm.pdf"
\close "bm.pdf"
(in the last case the file is not opened by the pdf viewer)

Nevertheless I have to close the file before compiling again. Any suggestions what I am doin wrong? Thank you very much in advance,
ONeill