Re: Error: Resulting file is empty
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I've tried File Export PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error Resulting file is empty. I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help. I know nothing about everything that Microsoft sells, but I've seen this error a few times, the latest just a couple of days ago. It can have two causes: 1) there is a typograpic error in a LaTeX command; for example, using a ')' instead of a '}', or B) having a block of text (such as a table or figure) too large for the class restrictions. My most recent experience was with a presentation using the Beamer class. I copied a table from another document onto a frame and tried to view the series using pdflatex. Acroread opened with the notice that the document was empty. A review of the log file showed that the table size vastly exceeded that of a 'slide' frame. YMMV, Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President | Author of Quantifying Environmental Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) | Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: Error: Resulting file is empty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've Googled the archives for this problem, but the only time it came up was when the file was already open in Acrobat Reader, which has a write lock on the output file, so of course pdflatex fails. It also happens to me when I'm using pdflatex and an error in the source files causes pdflatex to blow up. When I run latex (typically with View-DVI), LyX is pretty reliable at recognizing that a LaTeX error has occurred and flagging it, but when I use pdflatex, LyX is somewhat less reliable about spotting errors. Anyway, I've tried File Export PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error Resulting file is empty. I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. That suggests a configuration problem, but not what the problem might be. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help. When you get the empty file message, does the LaTeX log file (View-LaTeX log file) indicate any errors? Paul
Re: Error: Resulting file is empty
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I've tried File Export PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error Resulting file is empty. I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help. I know nothing about everything that Microsoft sells, but I've seen this error a few times, the latest just a couple of days ago. It can have two causes: 1) there is a typograpic error in a LaTeX command; for example, using a ')' instead of a '}', or B) having a block of text (such as a table or figure) too large for the class restrictions. My most recent experience was with a presentation using the Beamer class. I copied a table from another document onto a frame and tried to view the series using pdflatex. Acroread opened with the notice that the document was empty. A review of the log file showed that the table size vastly exceeded that of a 'slide' frame. YMMV, Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President | Author of Quantifying Environmental Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) | Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic http://www.appl-ecosys.com Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: Error: Resulting file is empty
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've Googled the archives for this problem, but the only time it came up was when the file was already open in Acrobat Reader, which has a write lock on the output file, so of course pdflatex fails. It also happens to me when I'm using pdflatex and an error in the source files causes pdflatex to blow up. When I run latex (typically with View-DVI), LyX is pretty reliable at recognizing that a LaTeX error has occurred and flagging it, but when I use pdflatex, LyX is somewhat less reliable about spotting errors. Anyway, I've tried File Export PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error Resulting file is empty. I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. That suggests a configuration problem, but not what the problem might be. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help. When you get the empty file message, does the LaTeX log file (View-LaTeX log file) indicate any errors? Paul
Re: Error: "Resulting file is empty"
On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Anyway, I've tried File > Export > PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error "Resulting file is empty". I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help. I know nothing about everything that Microsoft sells, but I've seen this error a few times, the latest just a couple of days ago. It can have two causes: 1) there is a typograpic error in a LaTeX command; for example, using a ')' instead of a '}', or B) having a block of text (such as a table or figure) too large for the class restrictions. My most recent experience was with a presentation using the Beamer class. I copied a table from another document onto a frame and tried to view the series using pdflatex. Acroread opened with the notice that the document was empty. A review of the log file showed that the table size vastly exceeded that of a 'slide' frame. YMMV, Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President | Author of "Quantifying Environmental Applied Ecosystem Services, Inc. (TM) | Impact Assessments Using Fuzzy Logic" <http://www.appl-ecosys.com> Voice: 503-667-4517 Fax: 503-667-8863
Re: Error: "Resulting file is empty"
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I've Googled the archives for this problem, but the only time it came up was when the file was already open in Acrobat Reader, which has a write lock on the output file, so of course pdflatex fails. It also happens to me when I'm using pdflatex and an error in the source files causes pdflatex to blow up. When I run latex (typically with View->DVI), LyX is pretty reliable at recognizing that a LaTeX error has occurred and flagging it, but when I use pdflatex, LyX is somewhat less reliable about spotting errors. Anyway, I've tried File > Export > PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error "Resulting file is empty". I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. That suggests a configuration problem, but not what the problem might be. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help. When you get the empty file message, does the LaTeX log file (View->LaTeX log file) indicate any errors? Paul
Error: Resulting file is empty
Hi, I've Googled the archives for this problem, but the only time it came up was when the file was already open in Acrobat Reader, which has a write lock on the output file, so of course pdflatex fails. Anyway, I've tried File Export PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error Resulting file is empty. I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help.
Error: Resulting file is empty
Hi, I've Googled the archives for this problem, but the only time it came up was when the file was already open in Acrobat Reader, which has a write lock on the output file, so of course pdflatex fails. Anyway, I've tried File Export PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error Resulting file is empty. I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help.
Error: "Resulting file is empty"
Hi, I've Googled the archives for this problem, but the only time it came up was when the file was already open in Acrobat Reader, which has a write lock on the output file, so of course pdflatex fails. Anyway, I've tried File > Export > PDF/PDF (pdflatex)/DVI, but it always gives me the error "Resulting file is empty". I have miktex installed, and the previous intallation of LyX (the unofficial LyX-win32 1.3.5) worked fine. I can, however, export to LaTeX. Running pdflatex from cmd works, and I've ensured that C:\texmf\miktex\bin is in the path_prefix. Same errors when I use View menu. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any help.
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Matej Cepl wrote: There is a long standing bug in all versions of Adobe Reader, that it opens file for writing, so no other program can write to it. This is not a bug. Acrobat and Adobe Reader are designed to change the document, so they open files with write access. So viewer programs like gsview are better for previewing. But you can also work with Acrobat: - Open the PDF-file and go to the position you need. - Close the PDF-file and update the corresponding LyX file - Press in Acrobat C-Left or click on the naviagation button with the left arrow to open the PDF-file at the same position you closed it. regards Uwe
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Matej Cepl wrote: There is a long standing bug in all versions of Adobe Reader, that it opens file for writing, so no other program can write to it. This is not a bug. Acrobat and Adobe Reader are designed to change the document, so they open files with write access. So viewer programs like gsview are better for previewing. But you can also work with Acrobat: - Open the PDF-file and go to the position you need. - Close the PDF-file and update the corresponding LyX file - Press in Acrobat C-Left or click on the naviagation button with the left arrow to open the PDF-file at the same position you closed it. regards Uwe
Re: Error "Resulting file is empty"
Matej Cepl wrote: There is a long standing bug in all versions of Adobe Reader, that it opens file for writing, so no other program can write to it. This is not a bug. Acrobat and Adobe Reader are designed to change the document, so they open files with write access. So viewer programs like gsview are better for previewing. But you can also work with Acrobat: - Open the PDF-file and go to the position you need. - Close the PDF-file and update the corresponding LyX file - Press in Acrobat C-Left or click on the naviagation button with the left arrow to open the PDF-file at the same position you closed it. regards Uwe
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks. What error messages do you get in the xterm window? Can you post a version of the document (stripped down as much as possible) that fails, along with any images etc. necessary to compile the document? -- Paul
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. If it is open. Close it and try again. - Original Message - From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Error Resulting file is empty Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks. What error messages do you get in the xterm window? Can you post a version of the document (stripped down as much as possible) that fails, along with any images etc. necessary to compile the document? -- Paul
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Interesting. I get file not found rather than file is empty when I already have Acrobat Reader open. -- Paul Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. If it is open. Close it and try again. - Original Message - From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Error Resulting file is empty Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English)
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. There is a long standing bug in all versions of Adobe Reader, that it opens file for writing, so no other program can write to it. Enters LyX, where angry shouts of pdflatex or ps2pdf are lost somewhere, and you get a nightmare. If you need to work with PDF files a lot, I would strongly suggest to try kghostview/gv or gsview (if you are on Windows) -- these open file just for reading, so other programs can write to it, and they are smart enough to refresh display whenever they get focus. matj -- Matej Cepl, http://www.ceplovi.cz/matej GPG Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somerville, Ma 02143, (617) 623-1488 Always make new mistakes -- Esther Dyson
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks. What error messages do you get in the xterm window? Can you post a version of the document (stripped down as much as possible) that fails, along with any images etc. necessary to compile the document? -- Paul
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. If it is open. Close it and try again. - Original Message - From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Error Resulting file is empty Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks. What error messages do you get in the xterm window? Can you post a version of the document (stripped down as much as possible) that fails, along with any images etc. necessary to compile the document? -- Paul
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Interesting. I get file not found rather than file is empty when I already have Acrobat Reader open. -- Paul Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. If it is open. Close it and try again. - Original Message - From: Paul A. Rubin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: lyx-users@lists.lyx.org Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Error Resulting file is empty Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English)
Re: Error Resulting file is empty
Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. There is a long standing bug in all versions of Adobe Reader, that it opens file for writing, so no other program can write to it. Enters LyX, where angry shouts of pdflatex or ps2pdf are lost somewhere, and you get a nightmare. If you need to work with PDF files a lot, I would strongly suggest to try kghostview/gv or gsview (if you are on Windows) -- these open file just for reading, so other programs can write to it, and they are smart enough to refresh display whenever they get focus. matj -- Matej Cepl, http://www.ceplovi.cz/matej GPG Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somerville, Ma 02143, (617) 623-1488 Always make new mistakes -- Esther Dyson
Re: Error "Resulting file is empty"
Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: "Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file". I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks. What error messages do you get in the xterm window? Can you post a version of the document (stripped down as much as possible) that fails, along with any images etc. necessary to compile the document? -- Paul
Re: Error "Resulting file is empty"
Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. If it is open. Close it and try again. - Original Message - From: "Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Error "Resulting file is empty" Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: "Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file". I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks. What error messages do you get in the xterm window? Can you post a version of the document (stripped down as much as possible) that fails, along with any images etc. necessary to compile the document? -- Paul
Re: Error "Resulting file is empty"
Interesting. I get "file not found" rather than "file is empty" when I already have Acrobat Reader open. -- Paul Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to produce output with Acrobat Reader open. If it is open. Close it and try again. - Original Message - From: "Paul A. Rubin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <lyx-users@lists.lyx.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 9:09 PM Subject: Re: Error "Resulting file is empty" Wang Xiangqi wrote: I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: "Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file". I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English)
Re: Error "Resulting file is empty"
Geoffrey Lloyd wrote: > Not sure if this is any help but i find i get this problem if i try to > produce output with Acrobat Reader open. There is a long standing bug in all versions of Adobe Reader, that it opens file for writing, so no other program can write to it. Enters LyX, where angry shouts of pdflatex or ps2pdf are lost somewhere, and you get a nightmare. If you need to work with PDF files a lot, I would strongly suggest to try kghostview/gv or gsview (if you are on Windows) -- these open file just for reading, so other programs can write to it, and they are smart enough to refresh display whenever they get focus. matěj -- Matej Cepl, http://www.ceplovi.cz/matej GPG Finger: 89EF 4BC6 288A BF43 1BAB 25C3 E09F EF25 D964 84AC 138 Highland Ave. #10, Somerville, Ma 02143, (617) 623-1488 Always make new mistakes -- Esther Dyson
Error Resulting file is empty
I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks.
Error Resulting file is empty
I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file. I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks.
Error "Resulting file is empty"
I am trying to compile a presentation file in lyx with beamer. It works great previously, but failed now. the error report is printed as: "Resulting file is empty. The operation resulted in an empty file". I am trying to search in the maillist, but cannot get what I want. Anyone could help me on it? Appreciate it. (:( sorry for my poor English) More thanks.
