[Tex/LaTex] Problem with TexMaker and Sumatra PDF

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When I do quick build with Texmaker, it is also trying to open the output file from desktop and giving

error loading C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\pdfname.pdf

error. But it is also opening original file thus producing two output files for same tex file (one with error). I configured Texmaker as mentioned in the following link: Configure forward search with Texmaker + SumatraPDF (I used first and third solutions. Both gave the same error.)

What am I missing?

EDIT:- Now I got the issue. If another pdf file is opened(say 'some.pdf' file on the desktop), then sumatra is trying to open newly built pdf from desktop. That's why I am getting the error.

How to rectify this weird behavior?

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Finally, I found the solution by doing a bit of research in the commands. Actually you have to type following command while using sumatra and texmaker in the path to pdf viewer. Here "!" indicates current directory.

"C:/Program Files (x86)/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe " -reuse-instance   "!\%.pdf"  -forward-search  #.tex @

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[Tex/LaTex] Configure forward search with Texmaker + SumatraPDF

It seems that Texmaker does not allow DDE commands, but since version 1.9 SumatraPDF supports forward search not only via DDE commands, but also via command line switches. Since version 3.2.1 Texmaker has all variables that are needed to use forward search. These are

% for the basename of the master file (without path and without extension),
! for the full path to the directory where the master document resides,
# for the basename of the currently active file (without path and without extension) and
@ for the line number.

So usually the following should work:

""C:/Program Files (x86)/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe" -reuse-instance "!/%.pdf" -forward-search "!/#.tex" @

This will fail when including from a subdirectory. A workaround is to add the subDirName to the path manually:

""C:/Program Files (x86)/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe" -reuse-instance "!/%.pdf" -forward-search "!/subDirName/#.tex" @

But then the subDirName should be identical in all projects, so this is more a workaround than a real solution.

Here is a screenshot of my Texmaker configuration: enter image description here

[Tex/LaTex] TexMaker + Sumatra PDF Forward search

It's much of a comment rather than a full pledged answer here by Matth

Double use of -reuse-instance was not needed to resolve your problem
Starting from Version 3.2.1 "- an additional parameter (#) for the current file name is available for the commands (required for pdf synchronization with the sumatra pdf viewer)"

You have missed # it your command line arguments, which was mentioned by Matth

"C:/Programme/SumatraPDF/SumatraPDF.exe" -reuse-instance "%.pdf" -forward-search "#.tex" @

Hence forward-inverse search works when you remove multiple -reuse-instance and replace the % to #

Note: % is for filename without extension. For forward-inverse interaction # takes over the precedence. Both might work along as # is used for #.tex.

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