Re: Example for File->Export->Custom.. for LyxWin32 1.3.5

[Paul A. Rubin]

Ekkehart Schlicht wrote:
Hi,
if somebody has an example for the custom export
command, possibly together with a converter, this
would help me. I want to process a LaTeX output
with another program and thought
that the Custom Export thing might work, but I
always get the error message
"Windows cannot find '('. Make sure you typed the name
correctly and then try again."
regardless of what I do.
Thanks
Ekkehart
This appears to be partially broken in the Windows version.  I get the 
same error message if I define the external program in the custom export 
dialog.  However, if I define the external program in the preferences 
file, it works.

The following solution lets me export a file to Acrobat Reader (even if 
it's already open!).  In the preferences file, add the line

\custom_export_command "acrord32 $$FName"
(and then restart close and reopen LyX, if it is already open, to get it 
to read the new preferences).  Now, when you go to 
File->Export->Custom..., the command is already typed in.  You still 
need to select PDF as the format of the file to passed to Acrobat Reader.

Hope that helps.
-- Paul