Error message "TMname.txt should be closed" | Extra instance of winword.exe running

Forum: Wordfast support
Topic: Error message "TMname.txt should be closed"
Poster: Dominique Pivard
Post title: Extra instance of winword.exe running

[quote]Joey Carney wrote:
I get this error message when I use certain types of online OCR converters. So for example, when I have a PDF (in image format) and need to use a OCR to convert it to a word document (for Wordfast classic) so I can edit it, it sometimes happens. I have found that certain types of converters do it, but others do not.

For example, I'm using Abby now, and I am getting this message.
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This is most likely caused by your converter (eg. ABBYY) opening an extra instance of winword.exe, as explained here:

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Just close it and this should solve the problem.