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On Sun, Dec 16, 2001 at 01:13:27AM -0500, Sanjay Vohra wrote:
> Hi all
> 
> I tried running this file with
> texexec --pdf test.tex
> and the pdf file cannot be read by acroread.

Hi,

an error occurred, therefore the pdf has not been finished. The result is not
a correct pdf file, that's why acroread refuses it.

> I have also included the log <apologies for that>.

Don't apologize, we wouldn't have how to solve it otherwise.

> Another thing the texexec stops due to something about
> units and doesnt complain if no background thing is used.

My a bit older stable ConTeXt compiles it, BTW the pdfetex is quite old.

> This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-13d-2.1 (Web2C 7.3.1) (format=cont-en
> 2001.12.11)  16 DEC 2001 00:51
> entering extended mode
> ConTeXt  ver: 2001.12.10  fmt: 2001.12.11  int: english  mes: english
> 
...
> 1500i,500n,1500p,50000b,5000s
> 
> Output written on test.dvi (1 page, 1032 bytes).

Does it really write a pdf?

D.A.