Hello,
I have a tex file that is complete and I am able to view it as a pdf, Latex -> ps -> pdf, or dvi. I have recently tried to edit this file and I obtain a message that says: "Cannot create a file when that file already exists". I looked in previous threads and people have mentioned that this error message can occur if there are multiple identical file names. This tex file is unique.
I then tried saving the tex file as something else and tried compiling that, but it did not compile and so no auxiliary files were made.
I would like to get back to work on this project and I've been stuck for 2 days. I finally decided to uninstall my older 7.5 beta version of TexnicCenter and download the latest stable version (latest GS and Miktex remained installed and in the same pathway as always). The TexnicCenter configuration seems complete because I am able to view my existing tex file via the various outputs (except Latex -> PS). However, FYI: all new projects did not compile. For example, I tried a simple example given on a LateX website. It did not compile. It seems that something is amiss, but I don't know what it could be. I have all the components (GS, MikTex, TexnicCenter) and they seem to all be communicating with the older tex files, but not newer ones. My new laptop uses Vista. The old tex files were written in XP on a different computer.
If someone could shed some light on this, I would appreciate it. Thanks!
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Re: old tex file won't update via save/new files won't compile
I have more information to provide re: my problem with editing and saving an older tex file (see Sunday thread). I see that when I open the files via TexnicCenter, I visually see and can pull up the new files I've made (but none have built auxiliary files). However, when I go to the same exact directory through the PC alone - bypassing the software, the directory does not have any new files made. The files are not there at all. Not the example files and not the "save as files" from my older tex file version. This pathway is identical. I have these files in one location only, unless Vista does something that I'm not aware of.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Re: old tex file won't update via save/new files won't compile
This is likely a bit to late for your problem, but for those who have the problem in the future it might help.
I had the same problem where I would build and view my tex file and but the PDF file would not change. What I found my problem to be was I had just inserted the WrapFigure (\usepackage{wrapfig}) into my document when I started having problems. So if I took out that package things seemed to work. However, I wanted to wrap text around my figure so I went to the MiKTex package manager and installed the 'wrapfig' package. After that things seem to work well for me.
Hopefully this helps someone some day,
Jerm
I had the same problem where I would build and view my tex file and but the PDF file would not change. What I found my problem to be was I had just inserted the WrapFigure (\usepackage{wrapfig}) into my document when I started having problems. So if I took out that package things seemed to work. However, I wanted to wrap text around my figure so I went to the MiKTex package manager and installed the 'wrapfig' package. After that things seem to work well for me.
Hopefully this helps someone some day,
Jerm