Re: Winedt with MikTex, BibTex problem

duncanwatson@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
There are several places that MiKTeX will look for .bib files. One is a
folder pointed to by the BIBINPUTS environment variable, which was
discussed in the thread Martin pointed out to you. If you decide you
would like to go this route, please explain where you got lost with the
instructions given in that thread.

The other place MiKTeX will look for .bib files is in a local root
directory. This folder is conventionally named localtexmf, but in fact
you can call it anything you like. The folders and files inside this
directory have to be arranged in a particular way or MiKTeX will refuse
to use it as a root. What I suggest you do is create the necessary
folders to put your .bib files in C:\localtexmf\bibtex\bib, then follow
the instructions under "Register your own root directory" athttp://docs.miktex.org/manual/localadditions.html. Once the directory is
registered, MiKTeX should find your .bib files without you having to do
anything from within WinEdt.

Alan

Thanks Alan, I had blithely assumed the link was to a different post
of the beginning of August that deals with these issues (apologies
Martin), that clears things up, as well as the info on how to create
root directories.

Should the localtexmf folder be created on installing MikTex, I cannot
see one on my C drive? (Not an issue I hope, given that I can just
create a new root directory, just somewhat curious as to why I don't
have one).

No, it's a directory you have to create yourself. The reason everybody seems to have one is because it is very useful to have a local root directory (not just for .bib files -- any packages you install yourself instead of via the MiKTeX package manager should go there to keep MiKTeX from overwriting them), and by convention nearly everybody calls it "localtexmf". You can call it whatever you want, have more than one if you like, and add them whenever you wish -- the only requirement imposed by MiKTeX is that it be TDS-compliant, as explained in the link to the manual I gave you yesterday.

Alan
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