TeXnicCenter 2.0, Windows XP

Question

I'm trying to insert a file into my document. In the preamble I have

\usepackage{graphicx}

\usepackage{epstopdf}
Then in the text I have:

\begin{figure}[!ht]

\centering
\includegraphics[width={\textwidth}]{C:/..[full file path inserted]/DLSdiameter.eps}

\caption{Sizes of detergent micelles calculated by DLS.}

\label{fig:DLS_diameter}

\end{figure}

(note each command starts a new line, but I can't get that to display here without a linespace as well.)

This inserts the figure but leaves a large blank space above the figure in which parts of the file path are displayed twice. I also get two errors: 'File'C:/filepath' not found' and 'Cannot determine size of graphic in 'C:/filepath''. I initially used the Insert>Figure options in TeXnicCentre with some modifications to the code from internet searches. I am also using the conversion LaTeX=>PS=>PDF, as this is the only option which seems to display the figure. Any suggestions would be welcome. Thanks.

Answer 1

TeX and related programs can be fooled when the path to a file to be read in (such as your graphic file) contains spaces.

There is a simple remedy:

\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{grffile}
\usepackage{epstopdf}

The grffile package I added should solve the problem.

Answer 2

For a hassle free solution, just copy the file to the same folder as your document, then call the command.

\includegraphics[width={\textwidth}]{DLSdiameter.eps}

If you are getting too much space above, try this:

\vspace{-Xem} %change X to an number of your liking.
\includegraphics[width={\textwidth}]{DLSdiameter.eps}