probsoln package: Too many }'s with ExcludePreviousFile












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I have used probsoln for a number of years and have found it incredibly useful. I am sincerely grateful to the author for providing this package. I have used it to specify the inclusion of specific problems and to select random problems, given a specified seed. I would however, like to use all of its capabilities and allow it to automatically exclude problems that have been used within the past number of years. Unfortunately, I am not able to get this functionality to work. When I compile hwk.tex as given below, I get a LaTeX error indicating "Two documentclass or documentstyle commands." and no hwk.prb file is generated. I am using a full install of TeXLive 2018.



The minimal primary tex file (hwk.tex) I have tried to use is the following:



documentclass{article}

usepackage{probsoln}

ExcludePreviousFile[2]{hwk.prb}



begin{document}

loadrandomproblems[myset]{2}{pdbhwk}

begin{enumerate}

foreachproblem[myset]{item thisproblem}

end{enumerate}

end{document}


The content of the pdbhwk.tex file is the following:



newproblem{myhwk01}{Problem 01}{$x=1$}

newproblem{myhwk02}{Problem 02}{$x=2$}

newproblem{myhwk03}{Problem 03}{$x=3$}

newproblem{myhwk04}{Problem 04}{$x=4$}

newproblem{myhwk05}{Problem 05}{$x=5$}

newproblem{myhwk06}{Problem 06}{$x=6$}


After a pdflatex compile of hwk.tex, the hwk.prb file generated contains the following:



usedproblem{myminhwk08}{myset}{2018}

usedproblem{myminhwk04}{myset}{2018}

}{2018}


A subsequent pdflatex compile gives the error indicating Too many }'s.



On a related note, I don't fully understand the two files referred to in the documentation as "The previously used labels file" and the "The current used labels file". Where are these located, if not in the current directory? Any help will be greatly appreciated!






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    I have used probsoln for a number of years and have found it incredibly useful. I am sincerely grateful to the author for providing this package. I have used it to specify the inclusion of specific problems and to select random problems, given a specified seed. I would however, like to use all of its capabilities and allow it to automatically exclude problems that have been used within the past number of years. Unfortunately, I am not able to get this functionality to work. When I compile hwk.tex as given below, I get a LaTeX error indicating "Two documentclass or documentstyle commands." and no hwk.prb file is generated. I am using a full install of TeXLive 2018.



    The minimal primary tex file (hwk.tex) I have tried to use is the following:



    documentclass{article}
    
usepackage{probsoln}
    
ExcludePreviousFile[2]{hwk.prb}
    

    
begin{document}
    
loadrandomproblems[myset]{2}{pdbhwk}
    
begin{enumerate}
    
foreachproblem[myset]{item thisproblem}
    
end{enumerate}
    
end{document}


    The content of the pdbhwk.tex file is the following:



    newproblem{myhwk01}{Problem 01}{$x=1$}
    
newproblem{myhwk02}{Problem 02}{$x=2$}
    
newproblem{myhwk03}{Problem 03}{$x=3$}
    
newproblem{myhwk04}{Problem 04}{$x=4$}
    
newproblem{myhwk05}{Problem 05}{$x=5$}
    
newproblem{myhwk06}{Problem 06}{$x=6$}


    After a pdflatex compile of hwk.tex, the hwk.prb file generated contains the following:



    usedproblem{myminhwk08}{myset}{2018}
    
usedproblem{myminhwk04}{myset}{2018}
    
}{2018}


    A subsequent pdflatex compile gives the error indicating Too many }'s.



    On a related note, I don't fully understand the two files referred to in the documentation as "The previously used labels file" and the "The current used labels file". Where are these located, if not in the current directory? Any help will be greatly appreciated!






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      I have used probsoln for a number of years and have found it incredibly useful. I am sincerely grateful to the author for providing this package. I have used it to specify the inclusion of specific problems and to select random problems, given a specified seed. I would however, like to use all of its capabilities and allow it to automatically exclude problems that have been used within the past number of years. Unfortunately, I am not able to get this functionality to work. When I compile hwk.tex as given below, I get a LaTeX error indicating "Two documentclass or documentstyle commands." and no hwk.prb file is generated. I am using a full install of TeXLive 2018.



      The minimal primary tex file (hwk.tex) I have tried to use is the following:



      documentclass{article}
      
usepackage{probsoln}
      
ExcludePreviousFile[2]{hwk.prb}
      

      
begin{document}
      
loadrandomproblems[myset]{2}{pdbhwk}
      
begin{enumerate}
      
foreachproblem[myset]{item thisproblem}
      
end{enumerate}
      
end{document}


      The content of the pdbhwk.tex file is the following:



      newproblem{myhwk01}{Problem 01}{$x=1$}
      
newproblem{myhwk02}{Problem 02}{$x=2$}
      
newproblem{myhwk03}{Problem 03}{$x=3$}
      
newproblem{myhwk04}{Problem 04}{$x=4$}
      
newproblem{myhwk05}{Problem 05}{$x=5$}
      
newproblem{myhwk06}{Problem 06}{$x=6$}


      After a pdflatex compile of hwk.tex, the hwk.prb file generated contains the following:



      usedproblem{myminhwk08}{myset}{2018}
      
usedproblem{myminhwk04}{myset}{2018}
      
}{2018}


      A subsequent pdflatex compile gives the error indicating Too many }'s.



      On a related note, I don't fully understand the two files referred to in the documentation as "The previously used labels file" and the "The current used labels file". Where are these located, if not in the current directory? Any help will be greatly appreciated!






      probsoln







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      I have used probsoln for a number of years and have found it incredibly useful. I am sincerely grateful to the author for providing this package. I have used it to specify the inclusion of specific problems and to select random problems, given a specified seed. I would however, like to use all of its capabilities and allow it to automatically exclude problems that have been used within the past number of years. Unfortunately, I am not able to get this functionality to work. When I compile hwk.tex as given below, I get a LaTeX error indicating "Two documentclass or documentstyle commands." and no hwk.prb file is generated. I am using a full install of TeXLive 2018.



      The minimal primary tex file (hwk.tex) I have tried to use is the following:



      documentclass{article}
      
usepackage{probsoln}
      
ExcludePreviousFile[2]{hwk.prb}
      

      
begin{document}
      
loadrandomproblems[myset]{2}{pdbhwk}
      
begin{enumerate}
      
foreachproblem[myset]{item thisproblem}
      
end{enumerate}
      
end{document}


      The content of the pdbhwk.tex file is the following:



      newproblem{myhwk01}{Problem 01}{$x=1$}
      
newproblem{myhwk02}{Problem 02}{$x=2$}
      
newproblem{myhwk03}{Problem 03}{$x=3$}
      
newproblem{myhwk04}{Problem 04}{$x=4$}
      
newproblem{myhwk05}{Problem 05}{$x=5$}
      
newproblem{myhwk06}{Problem 06}{$x=6$}


      After a pdflatex compile of hwk.tex, the hwk.prb file generated contains the following:



      usedproblem{myminhwk08}{myset}{2018}
      
usedproblem{myminhwk04}{myset}{2018}
      
}{2018}


      A subsequent pdflatex compile gives the error indicating Too many }'s.



      On a related note, I don't fully understand the two files referred to in the documentation as "The previously used labels file" and the "The current used labels file". Where are these located, if not in the current directory? Any help will be greatly appreciated!






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