installing *.CLS (e.g., ASL.CLS) with MikTex on windows 7 pro

Question

when I try to compile

\documentclass[bibother]{asl}
\begin{document}
foo bar baz
\end{document}

I get the error: "file 'asl.cls' not found". According to some postings it seems that asl.cls must be installed via running initexmf utility, e.g.,

initexmf --admin --update-fndb

but did not help me. I got the following error: 'Option --admin requires admin privileges' and if I do

initexmf --update-fndb

there are no errors, but I still can't compile tex code (same latex error).

Any suggestions?

No, visit the Association for Symbolic Logic Typesetting Group website, download asl.cls and place it in a location where TeX can find it. — Werner, Nov 20 '14 at 00:25
Welcome to TeX.SX! You can have a look at our starter guide to familiarize yourself further with our format. — cfr, Nov 20 '14 at 00:28
@Werner No what? You seem to be answering 'Any suggestions?' negatively but then give what seems like an excellent one ;). — cfr, Nov 20 '14 at 00:29
@cfr: Oh, I didn't even read the "any suggestions" part... I just read "according to some postings it seems like asl.cls must be installed via running initexmf utility...", to which my response was "No". :-| Let's see what Paul says... — Werner, Nov 20 '14 at 00:33
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score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 21 '14 at 22:34

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with the help received from this cite, I was able to solve the problem.

Place '*.cls' in one of the folders where other *.cls files are located. E.g., I put 'asl.cls' to 'C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\tex\latex\amscls'
Run MikTeX 2.9 -> Maintenance (Admin) -> Package Manager (Admin)

That's it! Thank you all who helped. Paul

answered Nov 21 '14 at 22:34

paul

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It looks like you've got two separate accounts, which means you cannot edit your original post or leave comments. The StackExchange staff can merge them together for you. – Werner Nov 21 '14 at 22:39

installing *.CLS (e.g., ASL.CLS) with MikTex on windows 7 pro

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