General ⇒ where to put maplestd2e.sty ??

[juliette]

I know this is a stupid question and you guys are probably going to kill me for wasting forum space for this but I couldn't find the answer anywhere at first glance.

Where do I put maplestd2e.sty in order to get my scripts from Maple to compile in TeXnicCenter ?? I use MiKTeX2.7 and I tried putting in a folder called "maple" in a folder called "latex" within a folder called "tex". I also tried putting it in "ltxmisc" but it didn't work.

I thought TeXnicCenter finds this stuff automatically wherever I put it .. WinShell does at least!

I'm aware that I can just put the .sty file in the same folder as my .tex file, but I want this to work every time without moving it around.

[localghost]

I know this is a stupid question and you guys are probably going to kill me for wasting forum space for this but I couldn't find the answer anywhere at first glance. [...]

We will think about other appropriate measures.

Where do I put maplestd2e.sty in order to get my scripts from Maple to compile in TeXnicCenter ?? I use MiKTeX2.7 and I tried putting in a folder called "maple" in a folder called "latex" within a folder called "tex". I also tried putting it in "ltxmisc" but it didn't work. [...]

Generally you could put the files wherever you want inside the TeX directory tree. Important is the refreshment of the filename database. But for better consistency you should follow the guidelines of the TeX Directory Structure (TDS). For your Maple packages the paths should look like the following.

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C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\tex\latex\maple      % For the packages (STY)
C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\doc\latex\maple      % For the manuals
C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\src\latex\maple      % For the sources (DTX, INS)

More about the TDS can be found under the CTAN entry linked above. Afterwards you can check on the command prompt if everything is in the right place.

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kpsewhich maplestd2e.sty

With no output something went wrong.

I thought TeXnicCenter finds this stuff automatically wherever I put it .. WinShell does at least! [...]

I don't think so because this is not related to the editor but more to the LaTeX system and its filename database.


Best regards
Thorsten¹