[R] force pdf()

[Prof Brian Ripley]

On 14/08/2013 11:23, Christof Kluß wrote:
> Hi
>
> is there a way to generate a pdf, e.g. pdf("test.pdf"), even if the file
> "test.pdf" is open? (e.g. with acrobat)
>
> i.e. I would have to close "test.pdf" in the viewer without any user
> interaction, than override the file and maybe open it again.
>
> thx
> Christof

This is not an R question, and depends on your unstated OS and precisely 
how it was opened by the viewer.

R behaves just like any other standards-conformant C program in this 
respect.  For Acrobat, ask Adobe, and so on.  For Acrobat Reader the 
three OSes I use regularly all behave differently, and other PDF viewers 
behave differently from Acrobat Reader.

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