BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ Natbib doesn`t include references

[Eistee87]

Hi,
I want to write my thesis with latex but the first section already causes problems with the references. I used RefWorks for my citation and exported the file to my computer (same folder as the main document). I also have a second file (Material&Methods) which I included via \include. I am using the natbib package and when I compile the document with Texniccenter I get the message "natbib warning: Citation Refworks:45 on page 2 undefined in input line 3. The references are cited with \citet
Here is the minimal code from my main file:

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\documentclass{report}
\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{textcomp}
%__________________________________
\begin{document}
\chapter{Chapter 1}
\include{Material&Methods}
\bibstyle{plainnat}
\bibliography{bib}
\end{document

using \nocite{}in the main file didn't show any reference in the output. Therefore I think it is something with the bibtex file.
However, the text from the file is included in the compiling process, it just leaves out the references.
I tried to find a solution on google but wasn't successful with it, so hope someone can help. Thanks.

[meho_r]

Three things for starters:

1. You shouldn't include external documents in your Minimal Working Example (MWE) – so, no \include command.

2. Never, ever use spaces and special characters in file names (i.e., Material&Methods should be MaterialAndMethods or Material_and_Methods or something similar).

3. To get bibliography displayed, you must run the sequence: latex — bibtex — latex — latex (of course, you'd probably use pdflatex instead of latex).

This code works nicely:

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\documentclass{report}

\usepackage{natbib}
\usepackage{textcomp}

\begin{document}

\chapter{Chapter 1}

Test \citet{RefWorks:38}.

\bibliographystyle{plainnat}
\bibliography{bib}

\end{document}

[Eistee87]

Hi,

thanks for your quick response. The code that you provided works. However, if I use the \include command I get the error posted on top of the page. The file that should be included consists out of \section and \subsection commands only. Do i have to tell the compiler or TeXnicCenter to look for the references on the source file. It should do that automatically, shouldn't it? I attached the log file for you so you can take a look, I am clueless.

Thank you

[meho_r]

I still cannot reproduce the problem. Check that there are no typos in citation commands in MaterialandMethods file. Also, don't forget the sequence: pdflatex — bibtex — pdflatex — pdflatex. I cannot tell if you should set anything specific in TeXnic Center, since I don't know how it works. But you can try another editor, just to make sure that the problem is not TC-related. E.g., you can try compiling your doc with TeXworks, or even running pdflatex and bibtex on your main .tex file from the Terminal/Command Prompt.

Here's an example with your .bib file and two external documents. Check if this works. If yes, then you have a problem somewhere in your document and without seeing it it may not be possible to determine where exactly the problem lies.

[Eistee87]

Thank you. Problem solved. It was a typo I used \bibstyle instead of \bibliographystyle
Had it wrongly written down in my notes, but with the correct command it works well.