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I've managed to install and configure matex, however when I try to run it the following error arise:

<< MaTeX`

StartProcess::nffil: File not found during RunProcess. >>

StringMatchQ::strse: String or list of strings expected at position 1 in StringMatchQ[StringTrim[$Failed[StandardOutput]],DigitCharacter..~~.~~DigitCharacter..]. >>

StringSplit::strse: String or list of strings expected at position 1 in StringSplit[StringTrim[$Failed[StandardOutput]],.]. >>

FromDigits::nlst: The expression StringTrim[$Failed[StandardOutput]] is not a list of digits or a string of valid digits. >>

FromDigits::nlst: The expression . is not a list of digits or a string of valid digits. >>

StringSplit::strse: String or list of strings expected at position 1 in StringSplit[FromDigits[StringTrim[$Failed[StandardOutput]]],FromDigits[.]]. >>

If you could help me out with this i'd appreciate this

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  • $\begingroup$ This is not a typical error, and is going to require discussion to resolve. StackExchange is not appropriate for that. I suggest we talk in the MaTeX chatroom: gitter.im/MaTeX-help/Lobby $\endgroup$
    – Szabolcs
    Oct 4, 2018 at 15:09
  • $\begingroup$ Be sure to check the troubleshooting section of the MaTeX webpage in good time, but you are welcome to join the chatroom right now if you have time. $\endgroup$
    – Szabolcs
    Oct 4, 2018 at 15:09
  • $\begingroup$ I'll be able to join the chat in the evening, maybe you will be there too. $\endgroup$
    – G.David
    Oct 4, 2018 at 15:14
  • $\begingroup$ Sorry, I won't be around later tonight (European time), but I can respond tomorrow. Some very important points are missing from your question: MaTeX version (always use the latest!), Mathematica version, your operating system, your precise configuration. I suggest you go through the troubleshooting, download the troubleshooting notebook (as described there), evaluate it, and email it to me. $\endgroup$
    – Szabolcs
    Oct 4, 2018 at 15:20

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This is not a solution to the problem, but it is good to note that we established in private e-mail that the underlying problem is that RunProcess simply does not work on the OP's machine (Mathematica 10.1.0 on Windows).

For example,

RunProcess["C:\\Windows\\System32\\where.exe"]

results in

StartProcess::nffil: File not found during RunProcess.

even though 

FileExistsQ["C:\\Windows\\System32\\where.exe"]

gives True and where.exe is present on all Windows systems.

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  • $\begingroup$ Looks like a permission problem... $\endgroup$
    – yarchik
    Oct 5, 2018 at 14:49
  • $\begingroup$ @yarchik We made some progress on this and it looks like RunProcess will fail if there are non-ASCII characters in the pathname of the working directory. I'm pretty sure it's a Mathematica bug $\endgroup$
    – Szabolcs
    Oct 5, 2018 at 17:24

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