[Tex/LaTex] Configuring Foxit as external PDF viewer in TeXstudio

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Sorry if this is a duplicate from other questions but I wasn't able to solve my problem referring to this article here and here.

I'm trying to configure FoxitReader 8.0 as default external viewer for TeXstudio (2.11.2) on Windows 10.

I tried Options
–> Configure TeXstudio
–> Commands
–> External PDF Viewer
–> C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe

and


Options
–> Configure TeXstudio
–> Build
–> [add user command]
–> txs:///view-pdf-external

but I still get

Error: Could not start the command: C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe

Any help would be much appreciated.

Best Answer

Solution using @naphaneal's and @PhilippImhof's comments:

In

Options --> Configure TeXstudio --> Commands --> External PDF Viewer

change this

C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe

to this

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe" %.pdf

or this

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Foxit Software\Foxit Reader\FoxitReader.exe" %.pdf /A nolock=1

to avoid Foxit Reader to lock pdf files.

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