[Tex/LaTex] I cannot run any cmd in WinEdt

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I am using WinEdt(Build: 20110315 (v. 6.0)) with MiKTeX(2.9.4282). I have used it for years, it was all OK one hour ago. But now I cannot click the button to run the cmd. I do not know what I did any thing wrong. When I click the pdflatex icon(or any others cmd, next the recycle bin icon), it simply says in the windows

Startup folder: E:\Poster_Li

Error launching Console Application PDFLaTeX Command Line:
pdflatex.exe "filename.tex" Startup Folder: E:\Poster_Li

Invalid folder name (above in English, this line is given in local language).

It seems that the Startup folder is fixed to E:\Poster_Li. I have deleted E:\Poster_Li. On the other hand, I can still use cmd line such as pdflatex filename.tex to compile files (I do not like this way.).

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In WinEdt the startup folder is not fixed. The startup folder is the folder where the mainfile is located. But you have to tell WinEdt which your mainfile is: Open filename.tex and execute WinEdt->Project->Set Main File. Maybe you renamed or moved you folder without setting the mainfile.

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\providecommand\bibdata@faked{}

\AtBeginDocument{%
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    \cite{test3}
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