PDF attachment opens wrong file

I have had a few problems now when emailing a PDF attachment.
I save a document as a PDF and then email it to a client however
when the client opens the attachment, it opens a previous
attachment that I sent them i.e. I send them an invoice dated
15/09/08 however when they open the attachment, the invoice is for
one that I sent months ago dated 12/02/08. I usually save the PDF
attachment as the same file name each month hence overiding the
previous saved file so I'm not sure why it would open as an old
file. Any help on this would be greatly appreciated

Welcome to our community, charmyaus
You are in a forum designed for supporting Adobe Captivate.
From what you have posted, it would seem your question would be
better suited for the Adobe Acrobat forum. You might try re-posting
the question there. The link below should take you there.
Click
here to visit the Acrobat forums
Cheers... Rick

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