this is likely to be a configuration problem at your end.i put in the viewer (it is yap as i am using miktex), but i havent got any converters specified for dvi. what converter should i be using?
First, to get DVI to work, go to Edit | Preferences | File formats, click on DVI, and fill in the name of your DVI viewer (probably yap if you are using MiKTeX, could be WinDVI with another distribution). If that doesn't work, you may need to put in the full path to the viewer. Once that entry is in place, you should be able to use View | DVI. See if View | DVI fills in your references (I doubt it will, but worth a try for completeness).
Second, what does the LaTeX log file say when you try to view your document? (You get this in LyX from View | LaTeX Logfile, after viewing the document in either DVI or PDF.)
the logfile says that it cant find the .bbl file.
Third, does the word "References" print as a section heading when you view the document? If not, it could be that LyX can't find the BibTeX executable.no it doesent print "references"
Fourth, what happens if you export the document as a LaTeX file (File | Export | LaTeX), then run latex.exe, bibtex.exe and latex.exe again (from a DOS window) using that file, and then display the resulting DVI file using your DVI viewer?i did this, and it generates my references fine. so basically, it looks like the problem is that latex cant find my bibtex executable. where do i specify the path to it?
also, when i try to run pdf conversion after generating the bbl file with bibtex.exe, it gives me errors, and wont convert. see latex logfile below:
part of latex logfile
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[4] [5] (g:/lyxdocs//writeup.bbl
! Misplaced alignment tab character &.
l.11 \newblock {\em Information Processing &Management}, 17(6):305--216, 1981.
I can't figure out why you would want to use a tab mark here. If you just want an ampersand, the remedy is simple: Just type `I\&' now. But if some right brace up above has ended a previous alignment prematurely, you're probably due for more error messages, and you might try typing `S' now just to see what is salvageable.
