[Tex/LaTex] Closing file problem when opening FoxitReader with TexnicCenter

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I use the FoxitReader instead of Acrobat Reader to see the pdf files. I defined it when I installed TeXnicCenter. When a new file is compiled, it does not automatically closes off the old one. So in order to see the new file, I have to manually close the old file in Foxit Reader (click the X). What can I do?
Should I change "Close document before running Latex: Do not close"? If so, with what?
Related: http://consult.wikidot.com/latex#foxit

The project's options are:

Profile Latex:  
C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\pdflatex.exe  
-interaction=nonstopmode "%pm"  
Bibtex:  
C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\bibtex.exe  
"%bm"  
Makeindex:  
C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\makeindex.exe  
"%bm"  

Under Viewer:  
Path C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\FOXIT SOFTWARE\FOXIT READER\FOXIT READER.EX  
View Project's Output  Command line: "%bm.pdf"  
Close document before running Latex: Do not close 

Best Answer

I would recommend that you rather use SumatraPDF as a PDF viewer. You do not need to close it before recompiling your document and (very important) it has SyncTex capabilities. That means that you can jump direct from a position in the viewer to the corresponding text in your Latex file and vice versa.

The following setup is from the TeXnicCenter tutorials.


Change the existing profile LaTeX=>PDF or make a copy say, LaTeX=>PDF (Sumatra). Edit the profile. Under the three tabs: (La)Tex, Postprocessor and Viewer make the following settings:

(La)Tex:
Command line arguments to pass to the compiler

-synctex=-1 -interaction=nonstopmode "%Wm"

Postprocessor:
No settings required

Viewer:
Path of executable

"<path>\SumatraPDF.exe" -inverse-search "\"<path>\TEXCNTR.EXE\" /ddecmd \"[goto(ā€™%fā€™,ā€™%lā€™)]\""

At View project's output set the radio button to Command line argument

  • Command: "%bm.pdf"

At Forward search set the radiobutton to DDE Command

  • Command: [ForwardSearch("%bm.pdf","%Wc",%l,0,0,1)]
  • Server: SUMATRA
  • Topic: Control

At Close document before running (La)TeX set the radio button to Do not close.

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