[Tex/LaTex] TeXstudio: Change external PDF viewer command to open pdf from sub-directory

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Under Options > Configure TeXstudio > Commands I changed PdfLateX to use the -output-directory=tex option. I checked Show Advanced Options in the bottom right corner and set all additional search paths under Build to the used directory name.

Everything works (I can compile to PDF and preview it in the internal PDF viewer) but I don't know how I should change the External PDF Viewer command so that it opens the PDF from the subdirectory.

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This worked for me (on Windows 7, note that I use PDFViewer, not Adobe Reader):

External PDF Viewer command (where 'build' is my custom output directory):

"C:\Program Files\Tracker Software\PDF Viewer\PDFXCview.exe" ".\build\?m.pdf"

Notice the quotes around the argument; they are needed if there are any spaces in the file/sub-directory name.

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This can be solved by setting the paths manually. For example, if you were setting your directory to "/tmp":

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PS Viewer: evince /tmp/%.ps > /dev/null
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Log File: /tmp

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