[Tex/LaTex] Setting up LaTeX in VS Code

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I am attempting to set up LaTeX in VS Code.

I have installed MiKTeX and I am able to create TeX files and pdfs using TeXworks.

I have installed the TeX workshop extension in Visual Studio Code. Yet I still cannot use TeX workshop within Visual Studio Code. I often get this error:

Recipe terminated with fatal error: spawn latexmk ENOENT

Another error I get is:

Cannot view file PDF file. File not found: C:Users\myname\Documents\Programs\VSCode\LaTeX\LaTeX workshop.pdf

What can I do to get this to work? Any help is appreciated.

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I think I might have found a solution.

I need to install latexmk (I have done this using the MiKTeX console).

Then, to run latexmk I have installed strawberry perl.

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I got it working by modifying latexmk task which seems to be invoked by default (auto-update on file edit).

See the LaTeX Workshop extension FAQ for more info.

Open settings.json (e.g. cmd/ctrl + shift + P, type Preferences: Open Settings (JSON) in the command box)
Find the entry corresponding to latex-workshop.latex.tools. If it's not visible, start typing it as a new entry and VSCode will unhide it.
Add "-shell-escape", to the args.

Example:

    "latex-workshop.latex.tools": [
        ...
        {
            "name": "latexmk",
            "command": "latexmk",
            "args": [
                "-shell-escape",              // <---- added this line
                "-synctex=1",
                "-interaction=nonstopmode",
                "-file-line-error",
                "-pdf",
                "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
                "%DOC%"
            ],
            "env": {}
        },
        ...
    ]

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I figured out how to change the path. In VSCode, click on Extensions (the icon with the 4 boxes). Then select LaTeX Workshop and click on Settings. Scroll down to Latex Workshop -> Latex: Tools. Click on "Edit Settings in Json" and type in the following:

[
  {
    "name": "latexmk",
    "tools": [
      "latexmk"
    ]
  },
  {
    "name": "latexmk",
    "command": "latexmk",
    "args": [
      "-synctex=1",
      "-interaction=nonstopmode",
      "-file-line-error",
      "-pdf",
      "-outdir=%OUTDIR%",
      "%DOC%"
    ],
    "env": {"TEXMFHOME": "c:/texlive/2019"}
  }
]

Set your TEXFMHOME path as needed. Save. This should get you the installation you want.

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