BibTex

[Frank Ganz]

I have had this problem in two different situations:

1) File name was more than 8 characters. Either rename the files to conform to the old DOS 8+3 convention (also no word spaces) or get a new version of BibTeX, the one I use now is bibtex8.exe. I don't use WinEdt, so I don't know if there's an installation process to follow. I work from the command prompt.

2) The top-level .aux file asked for name.tex.aux while name.aux is the actual file name. Check the top-level .aux file and check what file name is asked for. If it indeed asks for name.tex.aux you could just take out the ".tex", save it and run BibTeX. There might be a more elagant way, but I don't know it. I also haven't checked out what causes this phenomenon.

Hope this helps.

Frank

>-----Original Message-----
>From: Darrell Jackson [mailto:drj at apl.washington.edu]
>Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 5:41 PM
>To: techsupport at yandy.com
>Cc: drj at apl.washington.edu
>Subject: BibTex
>
>
>I can't make BibTex work.  I do the following:
>
>In WinEdit, do Latex twice
>Then, push the Bibtex button
>
>The Bibtex window responds: I couldn't open the filename "name".aux
>
>The aux file IS there, in the working folder.  Typing in the name as
>instructed yields the
>same "I couldn't --" response.
>
>I've reinstalled to no effect.  My colleague is having the
>same problem.
>I'm facing a deadline and hope you can help me soon.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>
>Darrell R. Jackson
>Applied Physics Laboratory
>University of Washington
>1013 NE 40th Street
>Seattle, WA 98105
>
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>