BibTeX, biblatex and biber ⇒ makebst and docstrip "Could not write on..."

[Hoed]

Hi,

I want to create a new bst.file. It should include the bibstyle our chair uses and has only written down in Word. However, I'm not that new to Tex, but here's what puzzels me:


In makebst, I get first:

'I can't write on makebst.log'

I provide the full path, and makebst starts. At the point, when I'm asked to provide the output-file, I get:

'I can't write on XXX.bst'

OK, then, I want to create it in docstrip:

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When I want to create the file into which the new style definition is to be written in, I use docstrip, which starts with:

'I can't write on docstrip.log'

OK, so I created a new docstrip.log and provide the full path to Tex which leads to acceptance. Then, going through the 4 steps, the old infile extension is mbs, the outfile extension should be tex, options are bblbst and next comes filelist: When I provide "merlin" I get:

'I can't write on merlin.tex'

When typing another name, I get the same.

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I am using MikTex 2.9.4116 on Win7 Prof, 64bit, and I - and thats what I assume has gone wrong - installed MikTex to the Programme(X86) folder.

So heres the question: Is there a problem in installing to the Programme(X86) folder maybe in writing access etc? And if not.. Please be so kind to provide a hint of whats gone wrong.

Regards, H.

[Hoed]

I forgot one thing: On one occasion, I could get through the docstrip-procedure. Here is the log:

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This is TeX, Version 3.1415926 (MiKTeX 2.9) (preloaded format=tex 2013.1.25)  26 JAN 2013 08:51
**docstrip
("C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base\docstrip.tex"
\blockLevel=\count26
\emptyLines=\count27
\processedLines=\count28
\commentsRemoved=\count29
\commentsPassed=\count30
\codeLinesPassed=\count31
\TotalprocessedLines=\count32
\TotalcommentsRemoved=\count33
\TotalcommentsPassed=\count34
\TotalcodeLinesPassed=\count35
\NumberOfFiles=\count36
\inFile=\read0
\inputcheck=\read1
\@tempcnta=\count37
\off@0=\count38
\off@1=\count39
\off@2=\count40
\off@3=\count41
\off@4=\count42
\off@5=\count43
\off@6=\count44
\off@7=\count45
\off@8=\count46
\off@9=\count47
\off@10=\count48
\off@11=\count49
\off@12=\count50
\off@13=\count51
\off@14=\count52
\off@15=\count53
\@temptokena=\toks12
\@maxfiles=\count54
\@maxoutfiles=\count55

Utility: `docstrip' 2.5d <2005/07/29>
English documentation    <1999/03/31>

**********************************************************
* This program converts documented macro-files into fast *
* loadable files by stripping off (nearly) all comments! *
**********************************************************

********************************************************
* No Configuration file found, using default settings. *
********************************************************


****************************************************
* First type the extension of your input file(s):  *
\infileext=mbs
****************************************************

****************************************************
* Now type the extension of your output file(s)  : *
\outfileext=tex
****************************************************

****************************************************
* Now type the name(s) of option(s) to include   : *
\Options=bblbst
****************************************************

****************************************************
* Finally give the list of input file(s) without   *
* extension seperated by commas if necessary     : *
\filelist=Test
****************************************************


!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
! Your input file `Test.mbs' was not found !
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

More files to process (y/n)?
\answer=n
 )
No pages of output.

[Hoed]

Hi again,

seems a new installation to another folder was the solution. However, docstrip runs, makebst lets me answer the questions, but in the end of the procedure, when tex should I get:

'Batch job written to babelbst.dbj'

Now it should be easy, but: When I let Tex run the batch job, I get again:

'I can't find file *.djb'

But its there, in the folder, well, so says the Windows search function.

If you have any ideas, what has gone wrong at this stage, I would be quite a happy bunny.

Thanks for helping,
H.

[Hoed]

Can be closed, solution was another installation without any spaces in the MikTex 2.9-folder name.

Thanks, H.