Unable to generate pdf

Question

I use TeXnicCenter and get the following error window after I try to compile

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Even TexMaker is unable to create the pdf file.

No error is detected in the window below after compilation.

as @ach said Verify a latex installation: Commandline/Terminal. if there is no latex installation, you need a latex distribution (MiKTeX or TeXLive) to get a .pdf from .tex. — texenthusiast, May 02 '13 at 17:55
Strangely, with TeXworks I am able to generate pdf. Btw thanks ach, texenthusiast. Cheers. — Abhimanyu Arora, May 02 '13 at 18:44
@AbhimanyuArora This is a very common problem. Have you tried re-opening TeXnicCenter? Are you sure you haven't selected anything on the pdf? (to be sure, please close before running your file) — Mario S. E., May 02 '13 at 20:56

score 4 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 10 '20 at 12:32

There can be a lot of issues for this error to be generated. The most common ones are:

Since TeXnicCenter is in version beta 2.0, it still has bugs.

⇒ Try closing the program and re-opening it.
You have selected something on the pdf file and now TeXnicCenter is unable to write in the file

⇒ Try closing the pdf and then re-run the LaTeX file.
Your .aux files are corrupted.

⇒ You can delete them and re-run your original ones.
Your pdf file is corrupted.

⇒ Once again, delete it and run your LaTeX file normally
There is a problem with your reader (in case you are not using the latest version of TeXnicCenter)

⇒ See these posts:
- MiKTeX / TeXnicCenter / Adobe Reader: No pdf produced and
- http://www.latex-community.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=10857&start=0

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