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I need to create an index in my document, so I put the following lines in my preambel

\usepackage{makeidx}
\usepackage{showidx}
\makeindex

So, when compiling with TeXnicCenter, I noticed the following line in the log

Can't create output index file E:\...\doc.ind

No further information on why - just this line. Of course, in the compiled document, there is no index (duh!) - So, why does this error ocurr and how can I get TeXnicCenter to produce the index file?

If I run makeindex myself over cmd, it runs smoothly and creates the index without a problem.

F.P
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In current versions of the common TeX distributions (MiKTeX 2.9, TeX Live 2010) MakeIndex as well as BibTeX have got a security mechanism that prevents them from processing files with absolute paths. Therefore you have to modify the settings in TeXnicCenter (TXC) as shown in the picture. Replace "%bm" with "%tm" wherever you can find it in your build profiles.

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Thorsten Donig
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    Wow, how do you figure out something like this? That's the last thing I would've checked... Still, a problem remains: When I index something using \index{word}, and I \printindex it, the entry is indexfile, 7 instead of word, 7 – F.P May 03 '11 at 06:49
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    Such things get about. Perhaps this special issue can be found in the manual of the concerned TeX distribution. I can't remember where I got it from. Regarding your problem you are better with closing this question and opening a new one to receive detailed answers. – Thorsten Donig May 03 '11 at 07:52
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    same here ... I'm glad I stumbled over this entry more or less by chance. All's well after changing %bm to %tm though I don't understand why :-) –  May 31 '11 at 14:15
  • @Nicholas Lack: Instead of posting a “Thank you” as an additional answer, you should thank Thorsten by upvoting his answer (with the upward pointing arrow to the left of it). We want to keep the answer space reserved for actual answers, so I converted your non-answer to a comment. You can't add comments to other posts as long you don't have 50 reputation. – Martin Scharrer May 31 '11 at 14:59