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I downloaded and installed MikTeX on my machine (Windows 7), then when I run the command:



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the outputs were:




  1. ex.aux

  2. ex.dvi

  3. ex.log


So my question is, what option could I use to produce ex.pdf? Any suggestion?






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    To produce PDF output, you have 2 choices: using pdflatex only or using latex followed by dvips followed by ps2pdf. The former pdflatex allows you to import PDF, JPG, and PNG images. The latter latex-dvips-ps2pdf allows you to import EPS images and PSTricks code. It is worth using an editor to write your input file .tex. There are many editors for Windows, such as TeXnicCenter, TeXStudio (formerly named as TeXMakerX), etc.
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I downloaded and installed MikTeX on my machine (Windows 7), then when I run the command:



latex ex.tex


the outputs were:




  1. ex.aux

  2. ex.dvi

  3. ex.log


So my question is, what option could I use to produce ex.pdf? Any suggestion?






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    To produce PDF output, you have 2 choices: using pdflatex only or using latex followed by dvips followed by ps2pdf. The former pdflatex allows you to import PDF, JPG, and PNG images. The latter latex-dvips-ps2pdf allows you to import EPS images and PSTricks code. It is worth using an editor to write your input file .tex. There are many editors for Windows, such as TeXnicCenter, TeXStudio (formerly named as TeXMakerX), etc.
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I downloaded and installed MikTeX on my machine (Windows 7), then when I run the command:



latex ex.tex


the outputs were:




  1. ex.aux

  2. ex.dvi

  3. ex.log


So my question is, what option could I use to produce ex.pdf? Any suggestion?






pdf compiling windows







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I downloaded and installed MikTeX on my machine (Windows 7), then when I run the command:



latex ex.tex


the outputs were:




  1. ex.aux

  2. ex.dvi

  3. ex.log


So my question is, what option could I use to produce ex.pdf? Any suggestion?






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    To produce PDF output, you have 2 choices: using pdflatex only or using latex followed by dvips followed by ps2pdf. The former pdflatex allows you to import PDF, JPG, and PNG images. The latter latex-dvips-ps2pdf allows you to import EPS images and PSTricks code. It is worth using an editor to write your input file .tex. There are many editors for Windows, such as TeXnicCenter, TeXStudio (formerly named as TeXMakerX), etc.
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    To produce PDF output, you have 2 choices: using pdflatex only or using latex followed by dvips followed by ps2pdf. The former pdflatex allows you to import PDF, JPG, and PNG images. The latter latex-dvips-ps2pdf allows you to import EPS images and PSTricks code. It is worth using an editor to write your input file .tex. There are many editors for Windows, such as TeXnicCenter, TeXStudio (formerly named as TeXMakerX), etc.
    – xport
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To produce PDF output, you have 2 choices: using pdflatex only or using latex followed by dvips followed by ps2pdf. The former pdflatex allows you to import PDF, JPG, and PNG images. The latter latex-dvips-ps2pdf allows you to import EPS images and PSTricks code. It is worth using an editor to write your input file .tex. There are many editors for Windows, such as TeXnicCenter, TeXStudio (formerly named as TeXMakerX), etc.
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Jun 22 '11 at 23:12






To produce PDF output, you have 2 choices: using pdflatex only or using latex followed by dvips followed by ps2pdf. The former pdflatex allows you to import PDF, JPG, and PNG images. The latter latex-dvips-ps2pdf allows you to import EPS images and PSTricks code. It is worth using an editor to write your input file .tex. There are many editors for Windows, such as TeXnicCenter, TeXStudio (formerly named as TeXMakerX), etc.
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Run pdflatex ex.tex to produce a pdf file from the tex file directly. Alternatively, after obtaining the dvi file from latex ex.tex, run dvips -P pdf ex.dvi followed by ps2pdf ex.ps to produce a ps file and then a pdf file, or dvipdfm ex.dvi to produce a pdf file.



It is much easier to do these using a LaTeX editor. You may also want to consider using automated processes provided by say latexmk which runs various executables the required number of times (sometimes one run is not sufficient) to give the right final output. Also note that some packages cannot work with some methods. For example, pstricks does not work with pdflatex or dvipdfm.






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  • Thank you. In fact, I've just figured it out ^_^! Simple enough: "pdf" prefix.
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    texify is preferred to latexmk in MiKTeX. And always use dvipdfmx instead of dvipdfm if possible. And there are xelatex and lualatex to produce PDF output with better Unicode support and many other features.
    – Leo Liu
    Jun 23 '11 at 4:13








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    @LeoLiu: Why is texify better for MiKTeX than latexmk? Perhaps you can share your experiences in texify or latexmk?
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Just run the command "dvipdf ex.dvi". then, the pdf file will be created and you can see the pdf by running the command "evince ex.pdf".






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Run pdflatex ex.tex to produce a pdf file from the tex file directly. Alternatively, after obtaining the dvi file from latex ex.tex, run dvips -P pdf ex.dvi followed by ps2pdf ex.ps to produce a ps file and then a pdf file, or dvipdfm ex.dvi to produce a pdf file.



It is much easier to do these using a LaTeX editor. You may also want to consider using automated processes provided by say latexmk which runs various executables the required number of times (sometimes one run is not sufficient) to give the right final output. Also note that some packages cannot work with some methods. For example, pstricks does not work with pdflatex or dvipdfm.






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  • Thank you. In fact, I've just figured it out ^_^! Simple enough: "pdf" prefix.
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    texify is preferred to latexmk in MiKTeX. And always use dvipdfmx instead of dvipdfm if possible. And there are xelatex and lualatex to produce PDF output with better Unicode support and many other features.
    – Leo Liu
    Jun 23 '11 at 4:13








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    @LeoLiu: Why is texify better for MiKTeX than latexmk? Perhaps you can share your experiences in texify or latexmk?
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Run pdflatex ex.tex to produce a pdf file from the tex file directly. Alternatively, after obtaining the dvi file from latex ex.tex, run dvips -P pdf ex.dvi followed by ps2pdf ex.ps to produce a ps file and then a pdf file, or dvipdfm ex.dvi to produce a pdf file.



It is much easier to do these using a LaTeX editor. You may also want to consider using automated processes provided by say latexmk which runs various executables the required number of times (sometimes one run is not sufficient) to give the right final output. Also note that some packages cannot work with some methods. For example, pstricks does not work with pdflatex or dvipdfm.






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  • Thank you. In fact, I've just figured it out ^_^! Simple enough: "pdf" prefix.
    – Chan
    Jun 22 '11 at 22:33






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    texify is preferred to latexmk in MiKTeX. And always use dvipdfmx instead of dvipdfm if possible. And there are xelatex and lualatex to produce PDF output with better Unicode support and many other features.
    – Leo Liu
    Jun 23 '11 at 4:13








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    @LeoLiu: Why is texify better for MiKTeX than latexmk? Perhaps you can share your experiences in texify or latexmk?
    – doncherry
    Aug 20 '12 at 22:44















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Run pdflatex ex.tex to produce a pdf file from the tex file directly. Alternatively, after obtaining the dvi file from latex ex.tex, run dvips -P pdf ex.dvi followed by ps2pdf ex.ps to produce a ps file and then a pdf file, or dvipdfm ex.dvi to produce a pdf file.



It is much easier to do these using a LaTeX editor. You may also want to consider using automated processes provided by say latexmk which runs various executables the required number of times (sometimes one run is not sufficient) to give the right final output. Also note that some packages cannot work with some methods. For example, pstricks does not work with pdflatex or dvipdfm.






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Run pdflatex ex.tex to produce a pdf file from the tex file directly. Alternatively, after obtaining the dvi file from latex ex.tex, run dvips -P pdf ex.dvi followed by ps2pdf ex.ps to produce a ps file and then a pdf file, or dvipdfm ex.dvi to produce a pdf file.



It is much easier to do these using a LaTeX editor. You may also want to consider using automated processes provided by say latexmk which runs various executables the required number of times (sometimes one run is not sufficient) to give the right final output. Also note that some packages cannot work with some methods. For example, pstricks does not work with pdflatex or dvipdfm.







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  • Thank you. In fact, I've just figured it out ^_^! Simple enough: "pdf" prefix.
    – Chan
    Jun 22 '11 at 22:33






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    texify is preferred to latexmk in MiKTeX. And always use dvipdfmx instead of dvipdfm if possible. And there are xelatex and lualatex to produce PDF output with better Unicode support and many other features.
    – Leo Liu
    Jun 23 '11 at 4:13








  • 2




    @LeoLiu: Why is texify better for MiKTeX than latexmk? Perhaps you can share your experiences in texify or latexmk?
    – doncherry
    Aug 20 '12 at 22:44




















  • Thank you. In fact, I've just figured it out ^_^! Simple enough: "pdf" prefix.
    – Chan
    Jun 22 '11 at 22:33






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    texify is preferred to latexmk in MiKTeX. And always use dvipdfmx instead of dvipdfm if possible. And there are xelatex and lualatex to produce PDF output with better Unicode support and many other features.
    – Leo Liu
    Jun 23 '11 at 4:13








  • 2




    @LeoLiu: Why is texify better for MiKTeX than latexmk? Perhaps you can share your experiences in texify or latexmk?
    – doncherry
    Aug 20 '12 at 22:44


















Thank you. In fact, I've just figured it out ^_^! Simple enough: "pdf" prefix.
– Chan
Jun 22 '11 at 22:33




Thank you. In fact, I've just figured it out ^_^! Simple enough: "pdf" prefix.
– Chan
Jun 22 '11 at 22:33




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texify is preferred to latexmk in MiKTeX. And always use dvipdfmx instead of dvipdfm if possible. And there are xelatex and lualatex to produce PDF output with better Unicode support and many other features.
– Leo Liu
Jun 23 '11 at 4:13






texify is preferred to latexmk in MiKTeX. And always use dvipdfmx instead of dvipdfm if possible. And there are xelatex and lualatex to produce PDF output with better Unicode support and many other features.
– Leo Liu
Jun 23 '11 at 4:13






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@LeoLiu: Why is texify better for MiKTeX than latexmk? Perhaps you can share your experiences in texify or latexmk?
– doncherry
Aug 20 '12 at 22:44






@LeoLiu: Why is texify better for MiKTeX than latexmk? Perhaps you can share your experiences in texify or latexmk?
– doncherry
Aug 20 '12 at 22:44












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Just run the command "dvipdf ex.dvi". then, the pdf file will be created and you can see the pdf by running the command "evince ex.pdf".






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Just run the command "dvipdf ex.dvi". then, the pdf file will be created and you can see the pdf by running the command "evince ex.pdf".






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Just run the command "dvipdf ex.dvi". then, the pdf file will be created and you can see the pdf by running the command "evince ex.pdf".







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