I've googled this (seems to be a problem others are having) and tried numerous things to no avail (including reinstalling both JabRef and MikTEx). 3 hours later I'm broken. My woes started when I deleted MikTex from my system and then reinstalled (I thought I was updating turns out 2.9 was what I had already). Now when I run mikTex no references in my documents will print (The PDF outputs with no reference section and the in text citations are bolded as if they don't exist or JabRef and MikTex aren't communicating).
Thank you in advance.
Here's what I'm using:
\documentclass[leavefloats]{apa6e}
\usepackage[american]{babel}
\usepackage{csquotes}
\usepackage[style=apa]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{Psychometrics}
\DeclareLanguageMapping{american}{american-apa}
\usepackage{enumerate}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{ragged2e}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage[section]{placeins}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{appendix}
\usepackage{float}
\usepackage{subfig}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{ifthen}
\defbibheading{bibliography}{%
\section{\normalfont\refname}}
\title{TITLE}
\shorttitle{TITLE}
\author{ME}
\authornote{Nothing}
\date{\today}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
stuff
\cite{Bennett1954}
\clearpage
\printbibliography
\end{document}
I'm using MikTex 2.9 with JabRef 2.8 with winEdt 7 on a win 7 machine. The bib file Psychometrics.bib is located in the directory that the .tex file is located.
Here's the output:
Command Line: bibtex.exe "example"
Startup Folder: C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final paper
This is BibTeX, Version 0.99d (MiKTeX 2.9)
The top-level auxiliary file: example.aux
I found no \citation commands---while reading file example.aux
I found no \bibdata command---while reading file example.aux
I found no \bibstyle command---while reading file example.aux
(There were 3 error messages)
Command Line: texify.exe --pdf --tex-option=--interaction=errorstopmode --tex-option=--synctex=-1 "C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final paper\example.tex"
Startup Folder: C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final paper
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.3-1.40.12 (MiKTeX 2.9)
entering extended mode
("C:/Users/trinker/Desktop/PhD Program/CEP 510 Psychometrics/Assignments/Final
paper/example.tex"
LaTeX2e <2011/06/27>
Babel <v3.8m> and hyphenation patterns for english, afrikaans, ancientgreek, ar
abic, armenian, assamese, basque, bengali, bokmal, bulgarian, catalan, coptic,
croatian, czech, danish, dutch, esperanto, estonian, farsi, finnish, french, ga
lician, german, german-x-2009-06-19, greek, gujarati, hindi, hungarian, iceland
ic, indonesian, interlingua, irish, italian, kannada, kurmanji, lao, latin, lat
vian, lithuanian, malayalam, marathi, mongolian, mongolianlmc, monogreek, ngerm
an, ngerman-x-2009-06-19, nynorsk, oriya, panjabi, pinyin, polish, portuguese,
romanian, russian, sanskrit, serbian, slovak, slovenian, spanish, swedish, swis
sgerman, tamil, telugu, turkish, turkmen, ukenglish, ukrainian, uppersorbian, u
senglishmax, welsh, loaded.
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\apa6e\apa6e.cls
Document Class: apa6e 2011/03/03 v0.3 APA 6e manuscript formatting
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base\article.cls"
Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base\size12.clo"))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\psnfss\times.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\psnfss\mathptmx.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\geometry\geometry.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\graphics\keyval.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\ifpdf.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\ifvtex.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\ifxetex\ifxetex.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\geometry\geometry.cfg"))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\ms\ragged2e.sty
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\ms\everysel.sty)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\footmisc\footmisc.sty))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\fancyhdr\fancyhdr.sty)
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\float\float.sty")
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\caption\caption.sty
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\caption\caption3.sty))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base\ifthen.sty"))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\babel\babel.sty"
*************************************
* Local config file bblopts.cfg used
*
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\00miktex\bblopts.cfg")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\babel\english.ldf"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\babel\babel.def")))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\csquotes\csquotes.sty
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\etoolbox\etoolbox.sty
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\misc\etex.sty"))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\csquotes\csquotes.def)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\csquotes\csquotes.cfg))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\biblatex.sty
Package biblatex Warning: No "backend" specified, using Biber backend.
(biblatex) To use BibTeX, load biblatex with
(biblatex) the "backend=bibtex" option.
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\biblatex2.sty
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\oberdiek\kvoptions.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\ltxcmds.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\kvsetkeys.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\infwarerr.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\etexcmds.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\ifluatex.sty"))))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\logreq\logreq.sty
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\logreq\logreq.def))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\ltxmisc\url.sty")
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\blx-dm.def)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\blx-compat.def)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\biblatex.def)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex-apa\apa.bbx
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\bbx\standard.bb
x)
Package biblatex Warning: Macro 'reviewauthor' undefined.
(biblatex) Using \newbibmacro.
) (C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex-apa\apa.cbx)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\biblatex.cfg)))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\tools\enumerate.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\hyperref\hyperref.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\hobsub-hyperref.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\hobsub-generic.sty"))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\hyperref\pd1enc.def")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\00miktex\hyperref.cfg"))
Package hyperref Message: Driver (autodetected): hpdftex.
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\hyperref\hpdftex.def"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\oberdiek\rerunfilecheck.sty"))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\graphics\graphicx.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\graphics\graphics.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\graphics\trig.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\00miktex\graphics.cfg")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\pdftex-def\pdftex.def")))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base\textcomp.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base\ts1enc.def"))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\placeins\placeins.sty)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\setspace\setspace.sty)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\appendix\appendix.sty)
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\subfig\subfig.sty)
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\ams\math\amsmath.sty"
For additional information on amsmath, use the `?' option.
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\ams\math\amstext.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\ams\math\amsgen.sty"))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\ams\math\amsbsy.sty")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\ams\math\amsopn.sty"))
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\graphics\color.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\00miktex\color.cfg"))
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex-apa\american-ap
a.lbx
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\lbx\american.lb
x
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\latex\biblatex\lbx\english.lbx
)))
("C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final
paper\example.aux") ("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\base\ts1cmr.fd")
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\psnfss\ot1ptm.fd")
*geometry* driver: auto-detecting
*geometry* detected driver: pdftex
ABD: EverySelectfont initializing macros
("C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final
paper\example.bbl") ("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\hyperref\nameref.sty"
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\generic\oberdiek\gettitlestring.sty"))
("C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final
paper\example.out")
("C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final
paper\example.out")
(C:\Users\trinker\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9\tex\context\base\supp-pdf.mkii
[Loading MPS to PDF converter (version 2006.09.02).]
)
Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 33--33
[]\OT1/ptm/m/n/12 TITLE
Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 33--33
[]\OT1/ptm/m/n/12 ME
("C:\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\psnfss\ot1pcr.fd")
Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 33--33
\OT1/pcr/b/n/14.4 leavefloats \OT1/ptm/b/n/14.4 op-tion be-fore you sub-mit!
Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 33--33
[]\OT1/ptm/m/n/12 Author Note
[1{C:/Users/trinker/AppData/Local/MiKTeX/2.9/pdftex/config/pdftex.map}]
Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 33--33
[][]\OT1/ptm/m/n/12 Abstract
! Undefined control sequence.
\HyOrg@maketitle ... \mspart {Abstract}\@abstract
\mspart {\@title }
l.33 \cite
{Bennett1954}
?
[2]
Underfull \hbox (badness 10000) in paragraph at lines 33--33
[][]\OT1/ptm/m/n/12 TITLE
LaTeX Warning: Citation 'Bennett1954' on page 3 undefined on input line 33.
LaTeX Warning: Citation 'Bennett1954' on page 3 undefined on input line 36.
[3]
LaTeX Warning: Empty bibliography on input line 38.
("C:\Users\trinker\Desktop\PhD Program\CEP 510 Psychometrics\Assignments\Final
paper\example.aux")
LaTeX Warning: There were undefined references.
Package biblatex Warning: Please (re)run Biber on the file:
(biblatex) example
(biblatex) and rerun LaTeX afterwards.
)
(\end occurred when \ifx on line 46 was incomplete)
(\end occurred when \ifx on line 46 was incomplete)
(\end occurred when \ifx on line 46 was incomplete){C:/MiKTeX 2.9/fonts/enc/dvi
ps/fontname/8r.enc}<C:/MiKTeX 2.9/fonts/type1/urw/courier/ucrb8a.pfb><C:/MiKTeX
2.9/fonts/type1/urw/courier/ucrbo8a.pfb><C:/MiKTeX 2.9/fonts/type1/urw/times/u
tmb8a.pfb><C:/MiKTeX 2.9/fonts/type1/urw/times/utmbi8a.pfb><C:/MiKTeX 2.9/fonts
/type1/urw/times/utmr8a.pfb>
Output written on example.pdf (3 pages, 51420 bytes).
SyncTeX written on example.synctex.
Transcript written on example.log.
texify: pdflatex.exe failed for some reason (see log file).
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PDFTeXify Compilation Report (Pages: 3)
Errors: 1 Warnings: 7 Bad Boxes: 6
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Best Answer
It looks like you're using WinEdt7 and, in particular, the PDFTeXify button (or the very similar PDFLaTeXify button) to compile your file. The PDF(La)TeXify button is very convenient because it'll run LaTeX, BibTeX (if necessary), and MakeIndex (if necessary) however many times are required to get all cross-references and citations fully resolved. However, as you're discovering, the macro that underlies this "button" runs
BibTeXby default even though what's really needed for your LaTeX file isbiber.If you are indeed using this PDFTeXify button, you can proceed by modifying one of the WinEdt macro definition files so that the program invokes
biberrather thanbibtex. Here's what I suggest you do. In the filePDFTeXify.edt(which governs the behavior of the PDFTeXify "button", there's a call to an environment variable namedBibTeX-Executable. This variable, in turn, is assigned a value by the instructionon line 280 of the file
ExeMode.edt. (On my system, the fileExeMode.edtis located in the directory..\WinEdt Team\WinEdt7\Exec\Default\and is dated 2011/05/20. If you have a different file version, the line in question may also be located somewhere else.)Change this line to
and save the
.edtfile. You will probably have to exit and restart WinEdt for this change to take effect.Addendum -- A word of caution: This change of assignment of the
BibTeX-Executableenvironment variable frombibtex.exetobiber.exeis quite likely going to affect many other processes run by WinEdt. If you are not going to be usingbiblatex(and biber) exclusively, be on the lookout for strange error messages that may be caused by WinEdt trying to runbiberwhen it should be runningbibtexinstead.