Document Classes ⇒ TeXnicCenter using PSTricks package

[GeorgeLeCompte]

I can get output from PSTricks package using Output Profile LaTeX=>PDF but when I try to use the Output Profile LaTeX->DVI I get about a dozen errors and no graphics in th output.

Please direct me to an appropriate place to look.

Thanks

[gmedina]

I can get output from PSTricks package using Output Profile LaTeX=>PDF but when I try to use the Output Profile LaTeX->DVI I get about a dozen errors and no graphics in th output.

I do not use TeXnicCenter, but I would expect exactly the opposite result since pstricks uses commands that are not supported by pdflatex. You can consult the documentation for pstricks here.

[yateleybob]

The following minimal test file

%%%%%%%%%%%
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
\usepackage{pstricks}
\begin{document}
\psset{unit=1mm}
\pscircle(0,0){10}
\end{document}
%%%%%%%%%%%
compiled and viewed correctly using LaTeX=>PS but not LaTeX=>PDF. Using LaTeX=>DVI the file compiled correctly but the viewer (dviout) failed to open the dvi file, which does exist! This appears to be a problem with dviout (which I never use).
The safe route with pstricks is definitely DVI=>PS and then use ghostView's ability to convert to PDF.
Try checking your file by doing compile and view separately, and not using compile+view (Ctrl-F5). If LaTeX reports no errors (as with my test) then it is a viewer problem, not a dvi problem.

[Bama Gambler]

For some reason I can't run this simple example. I've attached the log file. Any ideas?

[gmedina]

Seeing this in your .log

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l.1 \documentclass[12pt]{
                         article}
The document may only declare one class.

makes me think you wrote in the class declaration something like

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\documentclass[12pt]{ article}

with an extra space (or extra spaces). Avoid those extra spaces.

[Bama Gambler]

I double checked and there are no extra spaces. In fact I did a copy and paste from here. Attached is the exact tex file.

[localghost]

You mustn't call your file "pstricks.tex". That conflicts with the file read by "pstricks.sty". Give your example file another name and everything will be working fine.

[Bama Gambler]

Still not working.

[Bama Gambler]

Is it b/c of "This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592-1.40.4"

[Bama Gambler]

I installed the pdftricks package which claims "Support for pstricks in pdftex". Then I tried to "LaTeX => PDF", but I still get errors.