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I get the error "Paragraph ended before \tikzexternalize@opt was complete" on the following code:

\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{external}
\tikzexternalize

\begin{document}
\begin{figure}
\centering

\begin{tikzpicture}

\node [draw,rectangle,minimum width=0.5cm,minimum height=0.5cm] {};

\begin{scope}[xshift=0.5cm]
\node [draw,rectangle,minimum width=0.5cm,minimum height=0.5cm] {2};
\end{scope}


\begin{scope}[xshift=1cm]
\node [draw,rectangle,minimum width=0.5cm,minimum height=0.5cm] {};
\end{scope}

\end{tikzpicture}

\end{figure}
\end{document}

Any idea on how to fix this issue?

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  • It works fine for me. Have you tried putting \tikzset{external/force remake} in your preamble to force the regeneration of the image? If that doesn't help: What compiler are you using (pdflatex, xelatex)? What version of TikZ? – Jake Jul 20 '12 at 17:25
  • The date the version of the Latex I am using was built is january 2007. – Marc Jul 20 '12 at 17:33
  • I am using the University's computers. I guess I will have to try from my laptop at home later. Thanks! – Marc Jul 20 '12 at 17:34

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The earliest version of the external lib required users to provide the name of the main TeX file as first argument, i.e. something like \tikzexternalize{maintexfile}.

Considering that your TeX installation is from 2007, I would guess that this is the problem here.

Suggested solution: upgrade to a more recent version of TeX. In can be installed in home directories if needed.

Christian Feuersänger
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