[protext] TeXnicCenter won't run output profile
Thomas Feuerstack
Thomas.Feuerstack at FernUni-Hagen.de
Fri Oct 5 11:21:12 CEST 2007
Hi Robert,
Robert Björn schrieb:
> I've just installed ProTeXt 2.0, following the installation guide to the
> letter, with one exception: The TeXnicCenter wizard couldn't find its
> required binary files directly in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5 (or
> similar), I had to point it to C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\miktex\bin.
> Perhaps the guide ought to be updated to reflect this.
hmm, as to me, it seems to be already there. On page 9/10 you'll find:
"The ‘directory, where the executables ... are’ refers to the
Installation Directory you set up when you installed MiKTEX (normally
C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5), that will provide the path
miktex\bin."
Although i must admit, that i'm not a native english speaker, this
sounds to me as "miktex\bin" should follow the installation directory,
which would lead to "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\miktex\bin" as pointed
above.
> In any case, when attempting to launch an output profile in
> TeXnicCenter, I get the following error message from TeXnicCenter:
>
> Output Profile: LaTeX => DVI
> C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\miktex\bin\latex.exe Cannot execute the
> command. Error: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.
(...)
> I have attempted to launch latex.exe from a prompt, using the same path
> as TeXnicCenter is using, and the executable launches just fine so I
> think the exe is fine.
I agree with this conclusion. So maybe the following steps might help:
- Start TeXnicCenter and open the menu 'Build' -> 'Define Output
profiles...'
- Klick on the profile 'LaTeX => DVI'
- Make sure you'll find the following entries on the right side of the mask:
Path to the (La)TeX-Compiler: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.5\miktex\bin
Command line arguments... : --src -interaction=nonstopmode "%Wm"
- Close the 'Profiles' Window and start a new try.
Good luck - Thomas
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