Hi, Sometimes pdftex quits with a fatal error (e.g. when a pdf image is invalid); in that case the pdf file is corrutp. I think that in those situations either the fils should be correct, but since that is tricky, that alternatively the file is simply deleted automatically. Better no file than a corrupt one. Hans ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE/POD/CTS Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: +31 (0)38 477 53 69 | fax: +31 (0)38 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- information: http://www.pragma-ade.com/roadmap.pdf documentation: http://www.pragma-ade.com/showcase.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------