I use TeXnicCenter Alpha, DDE control TeXnicCenter, MikteX 2.7, Adobe Reader 10, and Windows 7. Whenever I build, the log file reads "undefined !control sequence" and whenever I output the file, the Adobe Reader will pop up, but the document is not shown, and when I close the Adobe Reader, then TeXnicCenter will not respond. How can I fix this?
[Tex/LaTex] An issue when using TeXnicCenter Alpha and Adobe Reader 10
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This would be my TXC output profile for working with Sumatra. It allows forward and backward search and you can keep the pdf-file open while compiling. The commands are: (Check if your paths are right)
1:
C:\Programme\SumatraPDF\SumatraPDF.exe -inverse-search "\"C:\Programme\TeXnicCenter\TEXCNTR.EXE\" /ddecmd \"[goto('%f','%l')]'\""
2:
[Open("%bm.pdf",0,1,1)]
3:
[ForwardSearch("%bm.pdf","%Wc",%l,0,0,0)]
4:
[DocOpen("%bm.pdf")][DocOpen("%bm.pdf")][DocClose("%bm.pdf")]
You can also find tutorials for using TXC with Sumatra at TeXnicCenter Tutorials.
All basic macros for LaTeX is contained with latex.ltx. There is a version-control component (originally from ltvers.dtx) which checks whether your existing latex.ltx is too old:
%%% From File: ltvers.dtx
\def\fmtname{LaTeX2e}
\edef\fmtversion{2011/06/27}
\iffalse
\def\reserved@a#1/#2/#3\@nil{%
\count@\year
\advance\count@-#1\relax
\multiply\count@ by 12\relax
\advance\count@\month
\advance\count@-#2\relax}
\expandafter\reserved@a\fmtversion\@nil
\ifnum\count@>65
\typeout{^^J%
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^J%
! You are attempting to make a LaTeX format from a source file^^J%
! That is more than five years old.^^J%
!^^J%
! If you enter <return> to scroll past this message then the format^^J%
! will be built, but please consider obtaining newer source files^^J%
! before continuing to build LaTeX.^^J%
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!^^J%
}
\errhelp{To avoid this error message, obtain new LaTeX sources.}
\errmessage{LaTeX source files more than 5 years old!}
\fi
It checks whether \fmtversion is older than 65 months. If it is, then it prints the message you report, otherwise it continues without problem.
You either didn't install the latest version of MiKTeX 2.9 properly, or there's another distribution interfering with it. Re-install it correctly to obtain an up-to-date version.
Alternatively, if this does not work (for whatever reason), you can edit latex.ltx* and modify the condition \ifnum\count@>65 to (say) \ifnum\count@>100. However, it's best to properly install and update your distribution.
* Perhaps located in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base.
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Best Answer
The DDE commands that control acrobat 10 changed compared to older versions. You can have a look here.
This document is written in German, but I think the figures are self explaining. From that document, Figure 25 shows the settings
Apparently it is also required to go in the acrobat settings and check a box "start savemode at start-up" (may be called slightly different) in the general settings tab.