[Tex/LaTex] Makeindex no .nls file

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Here is the sample code from test.tex: http://texblog.org/2012/05/14/list-of-symbols-or-abbreviations-nomenclature/

\documentclass{article} 
\usepackage{nomencl}
\makenomenclature
\renewcommand{\nomname}{Time Zones}
\begin{document}
UTC\nomenclature{UTC}{Coordinated Universal Time} is 3 hours behind ADT\nomenclature{ADT}{Atlantic Daylight Time} and 10 hours ahead of EST\nomenclature{EST}{Eastern Standard Time}.
\printnomenclature
\small\hfill Created by http://texblog.org
\end{document}

I ran this on TexStudio.
pdfLatex –> MakeIndex –> pdfLatex

Errors when I ran MakeIndex:

Process started: makeindex.exe "test".idx

Input index file test.idx not found. Usage: makeindex.exe [-ilqrcgLT] [-s sty] [-o ind] [-t log] [-p num] [idx0 idx1 …]

Process exited with error(s)

Errors when I ran pdfLatex

No file test.nls.

Thank you for your help!

Best Answer

If every one reads manuals, then we will have very less questions here and less reputation too ;)

To make nomenclature you have to pdflatex the .tex file and then run this command:

makeindex -s nomencl.ist -t "<file name>.nlg" -o "<file name>.nls" "<file name>.nlo"

where <file name> is the name without .tex extension (myfile if I have myfile.tex).

Then again pdflatex myfile.tex.

Now the question is how to run makeindex with all those arguments in texstudio.

You can create a user command for this. Go to Options → Configure TeXstudio. In the window that appears, choose Build tab on the left side. Search for User Commands. (You may have to click Add button with a green +). Type 

Make Nomenclature

just after user0: (0,or 1 0r 2, depending on how many use commands you already have) in the first box. In the second box type:

makeindex -s nomencl.ist -t %.nlg -o %.nls %.nlo

Now OK it. Illustration below.

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Now you have a menu under Tools → User with a short key also.

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Now run pdflatex → Make Nomeclature → pdflatex. Hope things are now clear.

As another option, you can install the cool automation tool arara and create a User Command for arara (as mentioned above) and make all three compilation clicks in one go. You have to add these lines:

% arara: pdflatex
% arara: nomencl
% arara: pdflatex

just before your \documentclass command (or anywhere in the document), and compile using 

arara myfile

using your User Command.

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