I ran a Google search but nothing too clear showed up. I'm looking for a Windows 7 compatible version of pdflatex.exe to help me in typesetting some math I have in an Illustrator project.
[Tex/LaTex] Where to download pdflatex.exe
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I doubt that it is due to permissions problems. The message says "timeout" and this indicates a connection problem. It could mean that the server/repository you are trying to use is simply down (that happens). But it also could be due to a proxy or a VPN-tunnel (I can't install packages on my work PC when I'm connected to our intranet).
Try to install the pgf-package directly with the package manager. Try different repositories (menu repository). If both doesn't work: Get from CTAN the files
systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/miktex-zzdb2-2.9.tar.lzma
systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/miktex-zzdb1-2.9.tar.lzma
systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/pgf.tar.lzma
and perhaps other package from systems/win32/miktex/tm/packages/. Put them all in an empty folder outside your miktex. Then use the package manager to install them by using the folder as "local repository".
If you want searchable math you should better use one of the unicode engines (lualatex or xelatex). With pdflatex it would involve a lot juggling with accsupp.
And if you have long "Textvariables" then better set them with the text font. Beside this I would suggest to use the standalone class.
\documentclass[varwidth,border=2pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{luatex85}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
\setmainfont{TeX Gyre Termes} %Times clone
\setmathfont{TeX Gyre Termes Math} %accompagning math.
\newcommand\myvar[1]{\text{\normalfont\itshape #1}}
\begin{document}
\[
\nonumber
\begin{aligned}
&\myvar{Example\_VAL}_{x,y} &&= \sum\nolimits_{i=0}^{\myvar{MARK\_n}}\myvar{VAL}_{x,y,i} * \myvar{VAL}_i
\\
&\myvar{Example\_VAL2}_{x,y} &&= \sum\nolimits_{i=0}^{\myvar{MARK\_n}}\myvar{VAL2}_{x,y,i} * \myvar{VAL}_i
\end{aligned}
\]
\end{document}
Best Answer
pdflatex.exeis part of a whole suite of software called a TeX Distribution. You can't just download the executable. There are two main distributions available for Windows: TeX Live and MikTeX. Both are very good. Whether or not installing them and learning enough LaTeX to solve your problem is a worthwhile effort may well depend on how often you are likely to do what you're doing.Here are links to the distribution download pages:
See the following question on the differences between the two distributions.
What are the advantages of TeX Live over MiKTeX?
If this is a one off type situation, you may also want to take a look at some of the online LaTeX compilers:
Compiling documents online