TeXnicCenter on Windows: Building Problems

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I'm having problems building a book file (using the memoir class) in the latest version of TeXnicCenter on Windows 7:

I have a main file which uses \includefrom{} to include each chapter; TeXnicCenter only lets me build from that main file, otherwise it gives a long string of errors. I tried writing %!TEX root = ../realbook.tex at the top of each chapter file, but that doesn't help...
I'm building a PDF directly. When I select "Build and view current file," after it builds, TeXnicCenter opens Adobe Acrobat Reader (without opening the newly-built file) and then freezes for ~15 seconds. Is there any way to fix this?
I cannot build while the PDF is open. It gives me this error: \newcommand{\blank}[1]{\rule{#1}{0.4pt}} Is there something else I can use, maybe a PDF synchronization package for Windows?

Under Build > Define Output Profiles..., select the profile you are using on the left. Then click the Viewer tab on the right. It should show the PDF Viewer options. Under the Close document before running (La)TeX section, you need to activate the DDE command radio button and specify the "Command" [DocClose("%bm.pdf")]. Since I'm using Adobe Reader, my "Server" is acroview and "Topic" is control. — Werner, Dec 02 '11 at 21:01
The reason you cannot build when the PDF is open, is that Adobe Reader locks the file for editing. Other PDF viewers, such as Sumatra, will not lock the file, but update it if the viewer detects changes. — Torbjørn T., Dec 02 '11 at 21:20
+1 for replacing Adobe Reader with Sumatra, at least for TeXnicCenter uses. — Mike Renfro, Dec 03 '11 at 02:07
Also, I think %TEX root = is a TeXworks-specific feature, and not something that TeXnicCenter supports. — Mike Renfro, Dec 03 '11 at 02:11
Thanks Mike. What is the cognate for that command in TeXnicCenter? — jamaicanworm, Dec 03 '11 at 04:08
I switched to Sumatra--and redefined my Output Profiles accordingly--and it's all working now! I'm still having problem (1), though, with building from not the root file... — jamaicanworm, Dec 03 '11 at 05:05
As cmhughes suggests, TeXnicCenter's root equivalent is a project. I don't use them that often, though. — Mike Renfro, Dec 03 '11 at 15:05
I created a project with the file I want as main, but whenever I build with another file as the active tab, it crashes. Is there any way to tell it to always build the main file? — jamaicanworm, Dec 03 '11 at 17:57
How does it crash? If both files are in the same project, it should build the main file. See in the "Files" panel on the left side, if all files are there. — Torbjørn T., Dec 03 '11 at 21:13
Problem 3 has a separate question pdftex - How do I open PDF in Adobe Reader DC without locking the file from being updated by pdflatex? - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange — user202729, Dec 17 '21 at 12:01

score 10 · Accepted Answer · edited Dec 04 '11 at 03:53

As commented to the question the last two problems are Adobe Acrobat specific and due to the fact that Adobe Reader locks the file for editing, hence the file cannot be changed. But some other PDF readers lead by the recent Sumatra PDF can do this seamlessly. WinEdt 6, in fact, looks for Sumatra PDF and uses it as default. Conversely, SumatraPDF also recognize a limited number of editors.

Since your problems except No.1 is solved, the remaining fix/trick/shortcut is to select Build Menu -> Build and View Output instead of Build Menu -> Current View -> Build and View which assumes that you have defined a project and indicated your main file.

Their respective keyboard shortcuts are Ctrl+F5 and Ctrl+Shift+F5 and the first one is the one you might want to use.

Exactly what I was doing wrong--thank you precusse! – jamaicanworm Dec 03 '11 at 21:35 — jamaicanworm, Dec 03 '11 at 21:35

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