! Package pdftex.def Error: File `first_sketch.pdf' not found

Question

I am trying to compile image which I created by Inkscape but I am getting the following error

! Package pdftex.def Error: File `first_sketch.pdf' not found.

the PDF file first_sketch is in the image folder with the first_sketch.pdf_tex and it is in PDF format. What does this error mean?

\documentclass[paper=a4, fontsize=11pt]{scrartcl}   % Article class 
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{fourier}
\usepackage[ngerman, english]{babel}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%Vektor graphic packages%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
\usepackage{color}
\usepackage{transparent}
\graphicspath{{image/}}


%%% Begin document
\begin{document}


  \begin{figure}[H]
    \centering
  \def\svgwidth{175pt}
  \input{image/first_sketch.pdf_tex}

    \caption{Test}
    \label{fig2}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

possible duplicate of ! Paragraph ended before \graphicspath was complete — Sigur, Feb 06 '15 at 00:01
I thought it is better because the error in the title is not the same — ocean, Feb 06 '15 at 00:03
Try to reduce your code to a simple one so we can read it clearly. Also, use the button {} to format the code. — Sigur, Feb 06 '15 at 00:08
Ok I will do it but I have a problem with {} if I click it just formats one line and I do not know how to format the entire block :( — ocean, Feb 06 '15 at 00:18
@ocean you can edit the question if there was a mistake in the title, don't ask the same question again, you should delete one of them if they are the same. — David Carlisle, Feb 06 '15 at 00:25
sorry I clicked the blockquote and then the {} but that was the result :( The error that I am getting now after deleting the other syntex lines of the file is "! Undefined control sequence." — ocean, Feb 06 '15 at 00:50
@ocean: You're not using what was suggested: \graphicspath{{image/}}. — Werner, Feb 06 '15 at 00:55
I added the braces but I am always getting this error "! Undefined control sequence." — ocean, Feb 06 '15 at 01:08

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 06 '15 at 06:26

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\graphicspath is used to set the paths where graphics may reside for use within your file/project. It has the following form:

\graphicspath{{<first/path>}{<second/path>}...{<last/path>}}

Note the fact that each elements within the set of paths have braces around it. This holds true for even a single path (\graphicspath{{<a/single/path>}}).

Regardless, you also need to

\usepackage{graphicx}

in order to use any form of graphics, before setting any \graphicspath.

answered Feb 06 '15 at 06:26

Werner

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After adding the \usepackage{graphics} it works but after compiling, the letterings are distorted. How can I minimize the image so that the letterings above the arrows are minimized too? – ocean Feb 06 '15 at 09:32
maybe it will help if I find out how to change the length of the pdf file? as \svgwidth for width. – ocean Feb 06 '15 at 10:02

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 06 '15 at 03:21

Well, the error means exactly what it says: LaTeX can't find the file that you're telling it to input. It's impossible for us to tell you why it's doing that because you didn't give us a minimum working example to save and run.

For future reference, this is more like a minimal example:

\documentclass{scrartcl}
\begin{document}
\input{image/first_sketch.pdf_tex}
\end{document}

I get the expected result with no errors when running this code. However, I got the same result running your code as posted above, when I removed the \graphicspath command. Before I removed that, I got a different error from yours. My thought, therefore, is that your problem is likely related to \graphicspath. I'd suggest reading the documentation on it carefully; and if you can't resolve it, consider just getting rid of it. Since you seem to be putting the directory name in your \input command anyway, this shouldn't be a problem.

If this doesn't solve your problem, construct a real MWE for people to test. To do this, keep paring down your file, one line at a time if necessary, until you've got the smallest possible file which still produces the error. Often this will show you what the problem is all by itself; if it doesn't, at least others can look at your work and not have to worry about a lot of code that's probably completely unrelated to the issue.

I hope this helps.

! Package pdftex.def Error: File `first_sketch.pdf' not found

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