Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ TexnicCenter not accept my.image.with.3.dots.jpg

[steinchen]

I have my pictures named with more dots in it, e.g.

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\includegraphics{my.imagew.with.3.dots.jpg}

Then TexnicCenter (stable version) will not recognize it and compile with error. I have to change the name to :

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\includegraphics{my_imagew_with_3_dots.jpg}

Does anyone also have the same problem? would prefer anyone to give me a hint...

or it is a bug?


thanks and regards

[localghost]

I'm sure that TeXnicCenter (TXC) accepts this kind of filename. It's usually the compiler that complains. I wonder that a filename with underscores doesn't cause any trouble. Please prepare a minimal working example (MWE) together with the according log file. The exact error message is very important.


Best regards
Thorsten

[steinchen]

Thanks for your reply!
I found just now, the problem is only with LaTeX => PDF, if with LaTeX=>PS=>PDF then is OK!
Here is my MWE:
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\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{book}%
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage[latin2]{inputenc}
\begin{document}
This a test!
\includegraphics{logo.contest.png}
\end{document}

and the log file(I have the this picture::
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This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (MiKTeX 2.8) (preloaded format=pdflatex 2009.11.25)  2 DEC 2009 18:24
entering extended mode
**C:/Documents*and*Settings/steinchen/My*Documents/LaTex/MWE/MWE.tex
("C:/Documents and Settings/steinchen/My Documents/LaTex/MWE/MWE.tex"
LaTeX2e <2009/09/24>
Babel <v3.8l> and hyphenation patterns for english, dumylang, nohyphenation, ge
rman, ngerman, german-x-2009-06-19, ngerman-x-2009-06-19, french, loaded.
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\base\book.cls"
Document Class: book 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\base\bk12.clo"
File: bk12.clo 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
)
\c@part=\count79
\c@chapter=\count80
\c@section=\count81
\c@subsection=\count82
\c@subsubsection=\count83
\c@paragraph=\count84
\c@subparagraph=\count85
\c@figure=\count86
\c@table=\count87
\abovecaptionskip=\skip41
\belowcaptionskip=\skip42
\bibindent=\dimen102
)
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\graphicx.sty"
Package: graphicx 1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\keyval.sty"
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
\KV@toks@=\toks14
)
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\graphics.sty"
Package: graphics 2009/02/05 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\graphics\trig.sty"
Package: trig 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
)
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\00miktex\graphics.cfg"
File: graphics.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 graphics configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
)
Package graphics Info: Driver file: pdftex.def on input line 91.

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\pdftex-def\pdftex.def"
File: pdftex.def 2009/08/25 v0.04m Graphics/color for pdfTeX
\Gread@gobject=\count88
))
\Gin@req@height=\dimen103
\Gin@req@width=\dimen104
)
("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\base\inputenc.sty"
Package: inputenc 2008/03/30 v1.1d Input encoding file
\inpenc@prehook=\toks15
\inpenc@posthook=\toks16

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\base\latin2.def"
File: latin2.def 2008/03/30 v1.1d Input encoding file
))
("C:\Documents and Settings\Steinchen\My Documents\LaTex\MWE\MWE.aux")
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OML/cmm/m/it on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for T1/cmr/m/n on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OT1/cmr/m/n on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OMS/cmsy/m/n on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OMX/cmex/m/n on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for U/cmr/m/n on input line 7.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 7.

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\context\base\supp-pdf.tex"
[Loading MPS to PDF converter (version 2006.09.02).]
\scratchcounter=\count89
\scratchdimen=\dimen105
\scratchbox=\box26
\nofMPsegments=\count90
\nofMParguments=\count91
\everyMPshowfont=\toks17
\MPscratchCnt=\count92
\MPscratchDim=\dimen106
\MPnumerator=\count93
\everyMPtoPDFconversion=\toks18
)

! LaTeX Error: Unknown graphics extension: .contest.png.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
 ...                                              
                                                  
l.10 \includegraphics{logo.contest.png}
                                       
Try typing  <return>  to proceed.
If that doesn't work, type  X <return>  to quit.

[1{C:/Documents and Settings/Steinchen/Local Settings/Application Data/MiKTeX/2.8/pdft
ex/config/pdftex.map}

]
("C:\Documents and Settings\Steinchen\My Documents\LaTex\MWE\MWE.aux") ) 
Here is how much of TeX's memory you used:
 933 strings out of 495285
 12064 string characters out of 3180348
 59509 words of memory out of 3000000
 4183 multiletter control sequences out of 15000+200000
 4290 words of font info for 16 fonts, out of 3000000 for 9000
 14 hyphenation exceptions out of 8191
 25i,4n,19p,261b,141s stack positions out of 5000i,500n,10000p,200000b,50000s
<C:/Program Fi
les/MiKTeX 2.8/fonts/type1/public/amsfonts/cm/cmr12.pfb>
Output written on MWE.pdf (1 page, 10221 bytes).
PDF statistics:
 10 PDF objects out of 1000 (max. 8388607)
 0 named destinations out of 1000 (max. 500000)
 1 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 10000 (max. 10000000)

The Error messege is "! LaTeX Error: Unknown graphics extension: .contest.png."
Thanks for your advices.

Regards

[localghost]

The compiler interprets everything that comes after the first dot in the filename as the suffix. Therefore it is not recommendable to use dots in the filename. Other special characters like blank spaces and underscores should also be avoided. Even more astonishing is the fact that it seems to work with the latex compiler engine. Generally I would advice to choose clear filenames. Even a suffix is not needed since the graphicx package detects on its own which compiler engine is running and chooses the right file format. If you need this system of naming files I suggest to use dashes instead of dots.