<p><a href="mailto:biblio@tug.org">biblio@tug.org</a></p><p><br>Dear Sirs:</p><p>I recently reinstalled PC Tex version 6, which included bibtex.exe with your name in the metadata, after a </p><p>virus made it necessary for university IT techs to wipe my machine.</p>
<p>I have successfully used PC Tex, including bibtex, for two years before the reinstallation</p><p>Unfortunately, when I run bibtex from the Tools menu in PC Tex, the result is invariably</p><p>"Typesetting was successful<br>
----------------------------------------<br>This is BibTeX, Version 0.99c (Web2c 7.3.3.1)<br>The top-level auxiliary file: BibTestTEX.aux<br>The style file: siam.bst<br>I couldn't open database file xample.bib<br>---line 6 of file BibTestTEX.aux<br>
: \bibdata{xample<br> : }<br>I'm skipping whatever remains of this command<br>I found no database files---while reading file BibTestTEX.aux<br>Sorry---you've exceeded BibTeX's buffer size 5000<br>
(That was a fatal error)"</p><p>xample.bib is a file in C:/Program (x86)/texmf-dist/bibtex/bib , supplied as part of PC Tex 6. In other words, </p><p>bibtex can't find its own directory!</p><p> I have many other .bib files in a directory of my own. PC TeX 6 has a "settings" menu that allows one to </p>
<p>supply values to bibtex. However,</p><p>BIBINPUT C:\Users\jpboyd\Documents\Textures\TeXInputs<br>BSTINPUT C:\Users\jpboyd\Documents\Textures\TeXInputs</p><p>gives the same result. I used a .bib test file I made with only two entries so that the buffer size could not possibly be<br>
exceeded, but I always get the buffer size message anyway.</p><div>Is there a stand-alone bibtex for Windows 7?</div><div> </div><div>When I double-click bibtex.exe, a tiny black window appears for half a second and then disappears before I can take any action.</div>
<p>Your suggestions are welcome.</p><p>Thanks,<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br></p><div>John P. Boyd</div><div> </div><div>Professor of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science</div><div>University of Michigan</div><div>2455 Hayward Avenue</div>
<div>Ann Arbor MI 48109-2143</div><br>