Re: [MiKTeX] epstopdf problem and miktex.ini

[Cornelius C. N. <no...@it...>]

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Pat Ridley wrote:

> Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:56:17 +0000
> From: Pat Ridley <pat...@nt...>
> Reply-To: A place for MiKTeX users to discuss MiKTeX related questions.
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> Subject: [MiKTeX] epstopdf problem and miktex.ini
> 
> I have a problem using epstopdf. I am using TeXnicCenter and MiKTeX 2.7
> on a Windows XP Home system. When I attempt to include an eps file I get
> the warning message
>
> ""Package epstopdf Warning:Shell escape feature is not enabled."
>
> I have read the following advice
>
>    *
>
>
>    * "The version of epstopdf.exe in MiKTeX often hands back control of
>      the process to pdflatex before the conversion is complete. To fix
>      this:
>          o Delete C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\epstopdf.exe.
>          o Replace it with epstopdf.bat.
>          o If you wish to use Acrobat Distiller, open, read and then
>            edit the batch file.
>    * Change the line |write18 = disable| to |write18 = enable| in the
>      file |C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\config\miktex.ini|."
>
>
> However there does not seem to be a copy of miktex.ini in either the
> config directory, or anywhere else on my computer for that matter.
>
> Has in been replaced by some other file? If I need to get a copy, how
> should I do this please?
>
> I would be grateful for any help with this problem.
>
> Thanks
>
All I read from the advice about epstopdf that you quote is that
    1) the version of epstopdf.exe in the MikTeX data file is somewhat
       unreliable and
    2) the advised remedy is tedious.

I - for this and other reasons - do not use this at all, but rather
                     gsview ,

which displays .ps files nicely and has options both to make an .eps
and a .pdf from the .ps file, which both run without any known
problems.

gsview is available in the public domain.

Perhaps that's an alternative for you.

ccn.
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