Unable to generate file-name.pdf: Delete improper. Missing file-name.pdf : Incase of latex compilation only -file-name.dvi is only available, one may need dvips and ps2pdf to get compiled-file.pdfįile-name.pdf locked by another pdf-viewer : Close the external pdf-viewer Renamed file-name.pdf : file-name.tex and file-name.pdf names should be same Lack of read/write output folder permissions : copy file-name.tex to another folder and compile Wrong output file path :uncheck 'build' subdirectory in Configure window

when the file-name.pdf is not available/generated from file-name.tex during compilation due to following reasons:solutions 'File not found' error: TexMaker - 'File not found' when viewing as pdf. Verify a latex installation: Commandline/Terminal after installation and In MiKTeX, after installation,Computer needs a restart to get miktex bin path added to system PATH automatically. 'Note : a LaTeX distribution must be installed on the system to use TeXmaker' at TeXmaker Download page. Since TeXmaker is just like any LaTeX editor needs LaTeX distribution to compile. tex document in TeXmaker without installing LaTeX distribution MiKTeX/TeXLive/MacTeX etc. In TeXworks, it's better handled by suggesting the untitled-1.tex file name before compiling.Įrror: Log file not found! :Texmaker (Windows version) - first use - Error: Log file not found!. tex code as file-name.tex before compiling otherwise above errors pop out.

cannot detect file-name and Could not start the command errors: Save the file as file-name.tex and then compile using QuickBuild or PDFLATEX.Ģ.Common newbie mistakes/errors Using TeXmakerįrom Version 4.1 onwards, A document must be saved with an extension (and without spaces or accents in the name) before being used by a command pops out when the file is compiled (Press QuickBuild) before saving it as file-name.tex.

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