Re: Bizarre file not found error using pdfpages
Jürgen Spitzmüller writes: > > Which version of LyX exactly? LyX 1.6.5 included the following bug fix: > > - When using the PDF-Pages external inset, copy the included PDF file to > the temporary directory, where LaTeX searches it (bug 6345). > > Jürgen > > An alternate solution that I have found works for me is to export the LyX file to LaTeX and then pdflatex using TeXworks. HTH. PS - LyX 1.6.5, MikTeX 2.8 (including TeXworks 0.3 r.514), Windows 7 Enterprise
Re: Bizarre file not found error using pdfpages
On 4/4/2010 3:42 PM, Richard Brown wrote: Thanks for your very clear explanation, Paul: it enabled me to understand the problem- which was that I had underscores in the pdf filename. So when lyx "mangled" the file name (as you put it), it then couldn't read the mangled filename back because my underscores and the mangling underscores confused the issue. The file got lost. Important lesson: don-t use underscores in names of files to be included. Odd; I don't have that problem here (but I'm on Win XP at the moment; my Linux machines are napping). Could be a bug in 1.6.4 that was fixed in 1.6.5, probably the one Jürgen mentioned. At any rate, I think underscores in file names should not be a problem (including on Linux). /Paul
Re: Bizarre file not found error using pdfpages
Thanks for the pointer, Jurgen. I was using 1.6.4 and as a result of your input, have today updated to 1.6.5. This has also solved a few other issues I had with pdfpackages! Richard
Re: Bizarre file not found error using pdfpages
Thanks for your very clear explanation, Paul: it enabled me to understand the problem- which was that I had underscores in the pdf filename. So when lyx "mangled" the file name (as you put it), it then couldn't read the mangled filename back because my underscores and the mangling underscores confused the issue. The file got lost. Important lesson: don-t use underscores in names of files to be included. Richard
Re: Bizarre file not found error using pdfpages
Richard Brown wrote: > Using pdfpages to put a pdf doc into my komabook book (lyx 1.6 on Ubuntu > 9.10), instead of inserting the file I get a bizarre file not found error, > which states > > ' Error: pdfpackages error- can't find file > 10_home_richard_Desktop_book2_form' Which version of LyX exactly? LyX 1.6.5 included the following bug fix: - When using the PDF-Pages external inset, copy the included PDF file to the temporary directory, where LaTeX searches it (bug 6345). Jürgen
Re: Bizarre file not found error using pdfpages
On 4/3/2010 7:03 AM, Richard Brown wrote: Using pdfpages to put a pdf doc into my komabook book (lyx 1.6 on Ubuntu 9.10), instead of inserting the file I get a bizarre file not found error, which states ' Error: pdfpackages error- can't find file 10_home_richard_Desktop_book2_form' The file it should find, but obviously doesn't, is /./home/richard/Desktop/book2/form but with the backslash changed for all those underscores I'm not surprised the package can't find it. And what gives with the number 10? Anyone any idea what's going on? When LyX compiles a document, it creates a temporary directory (typically under /tmp on a Linux system), exports the necessary LaTeX file there, copies ancillary files (such as images) there, does any necessary format conversions of images there, then runs latex (or pdflatex, or whatever), bibtex (if needed) etc. in that temp directory. Files copied from other directories have their names "mangled" to indicate the source path, with path separators changed to underscores. In mangling the file name, LyX prepends a number (not sure why; might be to avoid naming clashes). So the mangled file name is in fact correct behavior. The question is why it's not found. If you repeat the process and open the LyX temp buffer (Tools > Preferences > Paths > Temporary directory will point you to the parent directory of the temporary buffer) in a file manager, you should find a copy of your PDF file there with the corresponding name. If not, then apparently LyX was unable to copy it there for some reason. Did you use Insert > File > External material, with the PDFPages template selected, to insert the file? Also, did you specify the path with that "/." at the beginning (rather than "/home/...")? /Paul
Bizarre file not found error using pdfpages
Using pdfpages to put a pdf doc into my komabook book (lyx 1.6 on Ubuntu 9.10), instead of inserting the file I get a bizarre file not found error, which states ' Error: pdfpackages error- can't find file 10_home_richard_Desktop_book2_form' The file it should find, but obviously doesn't, is /./home/richard/Desktop/book2/form but with the backslash changed for all those underscores I'm not surprised the package can't find it. And what gives with the number 10? Anyone any idea what's going on? TIA Richard