Math & Science ⇒ LaTeX Error: File 'Sweave.sty' not found

[christophchk]

Hi everybody!

Trying to learn Sweave. As far as I understood I´ve to write a Rnw-file, named it "Learn_Sweave.Rnw".

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> Sweave("Learn_Sweave.Rnw") in R

produced:

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Writing to file Learn_Sweave.tex
Processing code chunks with options ...
 1 : keep.source term tex
You can now run (pdf)latex on ‘Learn_Sweave.tex’

However, opening the ‘Learn_Sweave.tex’ with TeXnicCenter and trying to tex produced the well known:

!LaTeX Error: File 'Sweave.sty' not found.

The problem pops up in several forum-discussions - tried the proposed solutions, ended in the middle of nowhere.

I would be very thankful for helpful comments,

Christoph

[localghost]

Since »Sweave« is not an official package listed on CTAN, you have to get it from the net and integrate that file into your TeX installation. The search engine of your choice will surely help in this regard (keyword »sweave.sty«).


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[christophchk]

Thx a lot - found a Sweave.sty file,

saved it in

C:\Programme\MiKTeX 2.8\tex\latex\base

which was NOT a good idea, leading to the same error.
How do I find out where to save it in my directory?

Apologies for my naiveté,

Christoph

[localghost]

Placing the package file directly into the MiKTeX installation path is not a good idea. The MiKTeX Documentation describes in detail how to add local additions [1]. The important thing to do is to refresh the File Name Database (FNDB) via MiKTeX Options (in the »Start« menu), probabaly with administrator rights.

[1] MiKTeX Documentation – Integrating Local Additions

[christophchk]

Got it!!!

Many thanks & cordial greetings,

Christoph