Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Problem with graphicx

[mike1264]

I have a problem with a graphics file. I am using:

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\usepackage{graphicx}
\includegraphics[scale=0.5]{./images/bensig.jpg}

and receive the following error:

! LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in ./images/bensig.jpg (no BoundingBox).

I need the graphic to be 2 inches wide and 1 inch high which is 50% of its original size.

I would appreciate any guidance as to where I may be going wrong.
Many thanks,
Mike

[Johannes_B]

Hi, always best to privide a minimal working example.

You can use \includegraphics[width=2in,heigth=1in]{./images/bensig}, please note, that i haven't giben the file extension.

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Mike,

use pdfLaTeX instead of LaTeX in DVI mode. This can be a setting in your editor. LaTeX in DVI mode expects EPS files with a bounding box, jpg is not supported. But pdfLaTeX supports jpg, png and pdf.

Stefan

[mike1264]

Hi Stefan_K,

Thank you very much indeed for your time and patience. I'll amend the .tex files tonight with your suggestions. I'm very much a newcomer to Latex but, painfully slowly, beginning to understand Latex.

Again, thanks,
Mike