General ⇒ using algorithmic package

[zizozizo]

Hi;
I am trying to use the algorithmic package in my latex. I am using the old command
\documentstyle[epsf,graphicx,algorithm,algorithmic]{report} for now I do not want to change it. Now here there is no problem, but when I add these commands:

\begin{algorithm}
\begin{algorithmic}
\end{algorithmic}
\end{algorithm}
it gives me lots of error. Any help is appreciated.

[countbela666]

Hello,

you are using the ancient/obsolete LaTeX2.09 command \documentstyle to set up a LaTeX document, and you don't want to change it. So far, so bad. In doing so you will be forced to use LaTeX2.09 packages only, but unfortunately the algorithms package is -- as the most other packages as well -- a dedicated LaTeX2e package, which you can recognise from its first line of code: \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}.

So there are only two possibilities:

1. forget about \documentstyle and create a LaTeX2e document by using \documentclass, or
2. don't use the algorithms package

Regards
Marcel