LaTeX forum ⇒ Articles, Essays, and Journal Templates ⇒ Cannot compile template Topic is solved

[templateuser]

Hi, I keep trying to use your templates but stumble upon this error:

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Windows API error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.
C:\Users\John\Documents\Latex\MyFiles\article_1.dvi

My other files are run ok, except this. Do you have any idea what the problem might be? Btw, thanks for this great resources.

Dave

[templateuser]

I would recommend you to try compile it with pdflatex. It works for me under windows and linux.

vittcor

[templateuser]

I have a similar problem as Dave, and I have Latex setup with Texnic Center. How do I go about setting up or using pdflatex? Thanks.

Arsenalke

[Vel]

Hi,

Select the output profile LaTeX => PDF , and click on the Build icon. This should use pdflatex.

Cheers,
Vel

[templateuser]

Surprisingly that didn’t work - I was using that setting(Latex=>PDF) initially, and it seems to work with other types of tex files except these ones on your site. However, I somehow have TexWorks installed as well (didn’t know I had it), and using it worked. Awesome templates.

Thank you for all your efforts.

Arsenalke

[Vel]

That’s odd, I haven’t heard of anyone else having problems compiling templates. If you figure out what was causing the problem send me a quick email. Thanks for your comments!