GeneralError: I can't find file 'pzdr'

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curiouslearn
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Error: I can't find file 'pzdr'

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Can someone please help me with this error? I get this when I try both the eqexam package of D. P. Story and the examdesign package.

I am using BasicTex distribution on Mac OSx. I tried the Exam package but it does not have some of the capabilities which these other two have.

Thanks in advance for your help.

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curiouslearn
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Re: Error: I can't find file 'pzdr'

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Can someone please help me with this? I had made the exam using eqexam package on my old PC, where I did not have this problem. Unless I get this problem resolved, it will not compile on my Mac OS x, which might mean I have to redo the whole exam in a new package. More importantly, the feature of eqexam that I particularly like is the ability to choose the number of columns in the multiple choice environment, which the exam and examdesign package lacks.

Any help will be appreciated a lot.

Thanks.
caravani
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Re: Error: I can't find file 'pzdr'

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I have got the same problem, which occurred after downolading a format class (elsart.cls)
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frabjous
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Error: I can't find file 'pzdr'

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It might help to provide a minimal sample document that produces the error so that others can try to duplicate it.

I have a file on my computer pzdr.tfm which seems to belong to the zapfding package, so you might try opening a terminal and typing in:

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sudo tlmgr install zapfding
to make sure you have that package installed. (I think MacTeX comes with tlmgr from TeXlive... though I'm not positive since I don't use a mac. Anyway, it can't hurt to try.)
carueda
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Re: Error: I can't find file 'pzdr'

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Thanks, "sudo tlmgr install zapfding" fixed the problem in my case!
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