Re: [MiKTeX] Error with MikTeX 2.9 - I can't write on file `../___'

[Ulrike F. <li...@ni...>]

Am Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:19:21 +0200 schrieb Martin B.:

> When running one of or LaTeX files through pdflatex with:
> 
> pdflatex.exe -output-format=pdf -interaction=nonstopmode "test.tex"
> 
> with MikTeX 2.9 we get the errors pasted below:
> 
> [test.tex]
>    ...
>    \include{../Include_DE/service} % Kapitel 2
>    ...
> 
> [Output]
>    ! I can't write on file `../Include_DE/service.aux'.
 
> If we move the included file to a non '..' location, it works.

> Are there any known problems with relative include paths in MikTeX 2.9 
> vs. MikTeX 2.6 ??

For security reasons it is no longer possible to write/create files
in parent folders (path with ..) or in folders given by absolute
pathes.

The \include command tries to create an .aux file in
../Include_DE/service and so fails.

Use either \input, which only reads files, or move your files to
subfolders of your main document, or - but I strongly disadvise you
to do this - perhaps you can disable this security setting with
set MIKTEX_ALLOWUNSAFEOUTPUTFILES=1 (untested).

-- 
Ulrike Fischer