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How can I create a PDF file from .tex file using xetex.exe?

What should I enter to console? I tried different combinations like xetex -pdf filepath and so but it doesn't work.

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Try xetex.exe /? or xetex.exe /h. – Blender Oct 5 '11 at 21:47
perhaps pdfxetex.exe? like pdflatex.exe is needed instead of latex.exe for producing pdf output. (though you didn't tell us, i assume you are using miktex distribution) – Vlad Oct 5 '11 at 21:54
Typing xetex story-zapfino.tex in the shell produced a PDF file for me on Max OSX with TeXLive2011. I don't use xetex (had to download a file from tug.org/mactex/src/Demos/XeTeX-showcase) so not likely that i have any settings specific to this. – Peter Grill Oct 5 '11 at 22:08
I wrote xelatex filename but then I got the following error 1.52 \char_make_active:n{"20}% and I couldn't find anything helpful on Int – user8404 Oct 6 '11 at 19:03
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XeTeX automatically outputs PDF (usually) so don’t enter any extra arguments. Try xetex foo for a TeX document, and xelatex foo for a LaTeX document.

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Try xelatex... highly likely, you don't have a tex file but you do have a latex file.

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