Re: Compiling .tex file, getting error

Hi,

I've been able to compile it from the My Documents folder in the past, and
if I am correct with using the cmd prompt I have to write the path as it
is, so the spaces stay in.
My D: drive is my CD / DVD Rom, so that would not work.

Thank you,
gaylin

On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:57 AM, Niemann, Hartmut <
[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi!
> I wonder whether it would work if you didn't have a space in your path
> name ...
> I have seen tons of tools that break on a pathname with spaces like "My
> documents".
>
> Can you check how much works if you move your TeX documents folder from
> C:\Documents and settings\yourname ...
> to D:\TeX and try it from there?
>
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> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> > Von: Gaylin Lyons [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Gesendet: Freitag, 2. November 2012 09:47
> > An: A place for MiKTeX users to discuss MiKTeX related questions.
> > Betreff: Re: [MiKTeX] Compiling .tex file, getting error
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yes, This is where I am compiling from:
> >
> > C: > My Documents/tex
> >
> > I am in the tex folder, but I still get the "I can't find the
> > file" error.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Gaylin
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
> > On Nov 2, 2012, at 3:17 AM, José Carlos Santos
> > <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > On 01-11-2012 21:48, Gaylin Lyons wrote:
> > >
> > >> I have installed MiKTeX 2.9 on XP.   I am compiling a tex
> > tile called
> > >> gaylin2.  I am using the cmd prompt to do this.  I am
> > getting this error:
> > >> "I can't find file gaylin2".
> > >> My tex folder is in the My Documents folder.  The file
> > gaylin2 is in the
> > >> tex folder, I can open it in WinEdt (which is what I use
> > to edit my tex
> > >> files).
> > >
> > > Well, you must, within the command prompt, to move to the
> > TeX folder.
> > > If, for instance, that folder is called TeX and it is
> > located at the My
> > > Documents folder, then do "cd TeX" within the command prompt.
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Jose Carlos Santos
> > >
> > >
>
> >
>
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