Trying to cite in LaTeX using biblatex but won't create bibliography or insert citations

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I'm a new user and am trying to use biblatex to cite in LaTeX. Currently all my code is giving me is my citation put in to my text as my bibtexkey in brackets, or nothing at all. It is also not forming a bibliography. I build LaTeX-->PDF, followed by LaTeX--> bibtex , and then LaTeX-->PDF again. The .bib file has inserted and a .bbl file created. I'm using JabRef to manage my references. I don't understand where I am going wrong. Below is my minimal example.

\documentclass {report}

\usepackage[backend=biber, 
    style=authoryear, 
    maxcitenames=2, 
    sorting=nyt,
    backref=true]{biblatex}

\bibliography{refs}

\let\cite\parencite

\begin{document}

Just to check referencing \citation{Bian2008}

\printbibliography

\enddocument

Welcome to TeX.SX. You have backend=biber (which is default for biblatex), so you either have to run biber instead of bibtex, or switch to backend=bibtex. There are instructions for setting up various editors to run biber in Biblatex with Biber: Configuring my editor to avoid undefined citations. — Torbjørn T., Feb 12 '14 at 13:02
I now get this error: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\biber.exeCannot execute the command. Error: The requested operation requires elevation. I am the administrator on my laptop and have changed the preferences on biber to 'Run this program as an administrator' to no avail. — Batch, Feb 12 '14 at 14:15
I don't know what causes that, I'm afraid. Does it work if you use backend=bibtex instead, and run bibtex as you tried earlier? — Torbjørn T., Feb 12 '14 at 14:23
Yes, I have tried using bitex instead now, but it can't find 'bibtex.sty'?! I'm so confused by all this! — Batch, Feb 12 '14 at 14:43
@Batch BibTeX isn't a .sty file, it's a separate program you run — Joseph Wright, Feb 12 '14 at 14:55
Yes, I have run bibtex.exe but that is the error that then appears and stops compilation. — Batch, Feb 12 '14 at 15:26

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 12 '14 at 14:15

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You should write:

 \addbibresource{refs.bib}

(with the extension) instead of `\bibliography{refs}, and run Biber, as Torbjøn T. said.

answered Feb 12 '14 at 14:15

Bernard

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While \addbibresource is recommended, \bibliography will work as well. – Torbjørn T. Feb 12 '14 at 14:19
Then maybe it's a problem with the cache of biber (corrupted for some reason). If you're on Windows, I can help: biber create a directory in C:\Users\<yourname>\AppData\Local\Temp named | par-` + a lot of figures (seems to be an hexadecimal something). Just delete it and launch biber again. – Bernard Feb 12 '14 at 14:38

Trying to cite in LaTeX using biblatex but won't create bibliography or insert citations

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