General ⇒ A problem with TeXnicCenter 2

[Msonic]

My TeXnicCenter 2 has a problem. I use Adobe Reader X, and I can run successfully when choosing "LaTeX => PDF", but if I run it second time, I will get error message:
pdflatex> ! I can't write on file `XXX.pdf'
pdflatex> ! Emergency stop.
pdflatex> ! ==> Fatal error occurred, no output PDF file produced!

However, after closing the pdf, I can successfully run it again. My setting is as follow:

TeXnicCenter settings

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Would anyone tell me what's wrong with it?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

This is not a problem of TeXnicCenter. It's caused by the Adobe Reader, which blocks the access to a file when it has it opened. Use a different reader, such as Sumatra PDF, or configure TeXnicCenter to force the Adobe Reader to close it before compiling, such as here: Problem with Adobe Reader 8.0. There are further problems with the Adobe Reader X - just use the foum search for problems and solutions.

Why do you work with the big and slow Adobe Reader? I would use a quick slim reader such as Sumatra PDF for writing and developing. To check the final result for compatibility, I would use the Adobe Reader finally, as I know that many people use that one.

Stefan

[Msonic]

This is not a problem of TeXnicCenter. It's caused by the Adobe Reader, which blocks the access to a file when it has it opened. Use a different reader, such as Sumatra PDF, or configure TeXnicCenter to force the Adobe Reader to close it before compiling, such as here: Problem with Adobe Reader 8.0. There are further problems with the Adobe Reader X - just use the foum search for problems and solutions.

Why do you work with the big and slow Adobe Reader? I would use a quick slim reader such as Sumatra PDF for writing and developing. To check the final result for compatibility, I would use the Adobe Reader finally, as I know that many people use that one.

Stefan

Thank you! I am trying to turn to Sumatra now!