[pdftex] pdftex.sty file

[Bill Tottle]

Hi Robin,

Many thanks for replying but I've solved the problem.

Bill


>----Original Message----
>From: Robin.Fairbairns at cl.cam.ac.uk
>Date: 
06/03/2014 23:39 
>To: <billtottle at tiscali.co.uk>
>Cc: <pdftex at tug.org>

>Subj: Re: [pdftex] pdftex.sty file
>
>Bill Tottle <billtottle at tiscali.
co.uk> wrote:
>
>> I have downloaded the reduced size Latex package,
>

>what exactly do you mean by that?  where did you download from?
>
>> 
but 
>> when I started to write a document an error message keeps 
coming up.  
>> It says 'pdftex.sty not found'.  I have tried to locate 
it on my pc but 
>> its not there. I have also tried to find it on CTAN 
but its not there 
>> also. Have I done something wrong or does this 
file actually exist 
>> somewhere and I cant find it?  Please advise if 
you can.
>
>what were you hoping to achieve with this pdftex.sty?  
without knowing
>that, it is difficult to guess what file it is, whose 
name you've
>muddled into pdftex.sty -- i.e., "i need foo.sty to run on 
pdftex" -- in
>that sentence, what is "foo"?
>
>robin
>(answer to the 
list, since i'm about to go to bed.)