General ⇒ No output even of a simple document

[akirika]

hello all.
first time user here.
i installed miktex2.9 and LED

in LED i have


\begin{document}
hello world
\end{document}

but when i click the DVI->PDF button i get the following

START "C:\Program Files (x86)\LEd\Batches\dvipdf.bat" "C:\Users\Documents\LEdProjects" "New" C:
The system cannot find the path specified.
New.dvi -> New.pdf
**ERROR** Could not open specified DVI file: New.dvi
Output file removed.

can someone tell me how to fix this? thx

[frabjous]

Every LaTeX file needs to have a document class specification, so your file must begin with something like \documentclass{article}, so:

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\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello world.
\end{document}

is fine. Without that, LaTeX would not work properly, no dvi would be created, and so there would be nothing to convert to PDF.

Next, before trying to turn the dvi into a pdf, you need to make sure you run LaTeX on the source to create the dvi first. I don't know exactly how to do that in LED, since I don't use it, but did you do that?

Also, in the future, could you name your threads with descriptive titles? Most people who come here are coming here looking for help, and so a title like this is meaningless. A title that actually describes your problem is better for attracting the attention of those who can help.

[akirika]

i put in \documentclass{article} and still got the same error

how do i "run LaTex on the source to create the dvi first"?

[torbjorn t.]

On LEds toolbar there is a red, right pointing, arrow, which will run LaTeX. The keyboard shortcut is F9.