[biblio] Bibtex / PC TeX 6 can't open files

[John Boyd]

biblio at tug.org


Dear Sirs:

I recently reinstalled PC Tex version 6, which included bibtex.exe with
your name in the metadata, after a

virus made it necessary for university IT techs to wipe my machine.

I have successfully used PC Tex, including bibtex, for two years before the
reinstallation

Unfortunately, when I run bibtex from the Tools menu in PC Tex, the result
is invariably

"Typesetting was successful
----------------------------------------
This is BibTeX, Version 0.99c (Web2c 7.3.3.1)
The top-level auxiliary file: BibTestTEX.aux
The style file: siam.bst
I couldn't open database file xample.bib
---line 6 of file BibTestTEX.aux
 : \bibdata{xample
 :                }
I'm skipping whatever remains of this command
I found no database files---while reading file BibTestTEX.aux
Sorry---you've exceeded BibTeX's buffer size 5000
(That was a fatal error)"

xample.bib is a file in C:/Program (x86)/texmf-dist/bibtex/bib , supplied
as part of PC Tex 6. In other words,

bibtex can't find its own directory!

 I have many other .bib files in a directory of my own. PC TeX 6 has a
"settings" menu that allows one to

supply values to bibtex. However,

BIBINPUT      C:\Users\jpboyd\Documents\Textures\TeXInputs
BSTINPUT      C:\Users\jpboyd\Documents\Textures\TeXInputs

gives the same result. I used a .bib test file I made with only two entries
so that the buffer size could not possibly be
exceeded, but I always get the buffer size message anyway.
Is there a stand-alone bibtex for Windows 7?

When I double-click bibtex.exe, a tiny black window appears for half a
second and then disappears before I can take any action.

Your suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,


-- 
John P. Boyd

Professor of Atmospheric & Oceanic Science
University of Michigan
2455 Hayward Avenue
Ann Arbor MI 48109-2143
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