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Subject: Re: cygstart foo.pdf results in 'AcroRd32.exe has generated errors'
References: <p62hedw59xr DOT fsf AT e2open DOT com> <3DEBE562 DOT 2030906 AT ece DOT gatech DOT edu>
From: Andre Srinivasan <andre AT e2open DOT com>
Organization: E2open LLC
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Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2002 15:21:36 -0800
In-Reply-To: <3DEBE562.2030906@ece.gatech.edu> (Charles Wilson's message of
 "Mon, 02 Dec 2002 17:57:38 -0500")
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...
CW> function pdfv () {
CW>      cygstart /d/Program\ Files/Adobe/Acrobat\ 5.0/Reader/AcroRd32.exe
CW>      \"`cygpath -w -a $1`\" &
CW> }

I get the same Dr. Watson when I try the above.  I agree, I don't
think it's cygstart, but it feels like there is a race condition or
mutex issue exposed when I directly invoke acrord32 (with or without
cygstart) vs. when I invoke IE and have IE invoke acrord32.

: $ uname -a
CYGWIN_NT-5.0 US1-ASRINIVASAN 1.3.17(0.67/3/2) 2002-11-27 18:54 i686 unknown

W2K, Acroread 5.0.5 9/24/2001



                                                                -andre.


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