Wolfgang, Thanks. I am aware of this option. But my students are using Latex, so we need Miktex. What I need is to get mptopdf running in Miktex. D. On Oct 1, 2008, at 12:53 PM, Wolfgang Schuster wrote:

Am 01.10.2008 um 21:42 schrieb :

...

Mojca,

OK. Removed quotes, so texmfstart.bat now reads:

@echo off ruby "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\scripts\context\ruby \texmfstart.rb" %*

This now works:

$ C:\temp>texmfstart texexec --help TeXExec | version 6.2.0 - 1997-2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD

TeXExec | --check check versions TeXExec | --figures generate overview of figures TeXExec | --listing list of file content TeXExec | --make make formats TeXExec | --modules generate module documentation TeXExec | --mpgraphic process mp file to stand-alone graphics TeXExec | --mpstatic process mp/ctx file to stand-alone graphics TeXExec | --mptex process mp file TeXExec | --mpxtex process mpx file TeXExec | --pdfarrange impose pages (booklets) TeXExec | --pdfcombine combine multiple pages TeXExec | --pdfcopy copy pages from file(s) TeXExec | --pdfselect select pages from file(s) TeXExec | --pdfsplit split file in pages TeXExec | --pdftrim trim pages from file(s) TeXExec | --process process file TeXExec | TeXExec | --help --all shows all switches

However, I cannot make the formats. Going to Miktex 2.7->Settings-

...

Formats, attempting to build cont-en results in, even though I've copied cont-en.ini into the directory expected by Miktex 2.7.

Creating the cont-en.pdftex format file... Running pdftex... This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.4 (MiKTeX 2.7) (INITEX)

entering extended mode

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\tex\context\config\cont-en.ini")

! Emergency stop.

<*> cont-en.ini

No pages of output.

Transcript written on cont-en.log.

makefmt: pdftex failed on cont-en.ini. initexmf.EXE: The operation failed for some reason.

So, here is where I stand.

Can't you just use the standaline version from Hans, it includes Perl and Scite too.

Wolfgang

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Mojca, Ouch! Ignore my last email. You had:

Input file name: cont-en.tex

But I had:

Input file name: cont-en.ini

I'll have to pay more attention. I'll try this again tomorrow. D. On Oct 1, 2008, at 1:14 PM, Mojca Miklavec wrote:

On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:42 PM, wrote:

...

Mojca,

OK. Removed quotes, so texmfstart.bat now reads:

@echo off ruby "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\scripts\context\ruby \texmfstart.rb" %*

This now works:

$ C:\temp>texmfstart texexec --help TeXExec | version 6.2.0 - 1997-2006 - PRAGMA ADE/POD

However, I cannot make the formats. Going to Miktex 2.7->Settings-

...

Formats, attempting to build cont-en results in, even though I've copied cont-en.ini into the directory expected by Miktex 2.7.

Creating the cont-en.pdftex format file... Running pdftex... This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.4 (MiKTeX 2.7) (INITEX)

entering extended mode

("C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.7\tex\context\config\cont-en.ini")

! Emergency stop.

<*> cont-en.ini

No pages of output.

Transcript written on cont-en.log.

makefmt: pdftex failed on cont-en.ini. initexmf.EXE: The operation failed for some reason.

Can you please check/compare the values with the sones below? I did not put any ini file anywhere, though I had some issues with formats (restarting the program helped).

http://wiki.contextgarden.net/MikTeX#Make_formats

Make formats

* Go to Start Menu -> MikTeX 2.7 -> Settings -> Formats -> New ...

Format key: ConTeXt (could be anything) Format name: cont-en (could be anything) Compiler: pdftex Input file name: cont-en.tex Description: ConTeXt format (could be anything) (uncheck) Exclude this format ...

* Choose the newly created format and Build it. * For mptopdf uncheck the box for excluding as well.

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