Asymptote Error: Missing PDF File during Compilation

Question

I'm encountering an issue while trying to compile a LaTeX document with an Asymptote figure. I receive the following error message:

Package asymptote Warning: file `asymptote-latex-1.pdf' not found on input line 11.

Additionally, I get the following errors related to missing files:

The system cannot find the file specified.

Function: CopyFileW

Result: 2

Data: existing="C:/Users/twill/AppData/Local/Temp/mik23382/_src\asymptote-latex.pdf", path="C:/Users/twill/OneDrive/Desktop\asymptote-latex.pdf"

Can someone help me understand what might be causing this issue and how to resolve it? I've checked the LaTeX document, file paths, and Asymptote code, but I can't seem to pinpoint the problem.

Any guidance or suggestions on how to fix this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

MWE: (Credit: 'filename-1.pdf' not found Asymptote)

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{asymptote}
\begin{document}
\begin{asy}
size(200);
pen[] p={red,green,blue,magenta};
path g=(0,0){dir(45)}..(1,0)..(1,1)..(0,1)..cycle;
tensorshade(g,p);
dot(g);
\end{asy}
\end{document}

log:

2023-11-05 09:14:21,893-0700 INFO  texify - this process (32336) started by miktex-texworks in directory C:\Users\twill\OneDrive\Desktop with command line: C:\Users\twill\AppData\Local\Programs\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64\texify.exe --pdf --synctex=1 --clean asymptote-latex.tex
2023-11-05 09:14:21,893-0700 INFO  texify - running on Windows 10.0.22621
2023-11-05 09:14:21,903-0700 INFO  texify.core - start process: pdflatex --synctex=1 C:/Users/twill/OneDrive/Desktop\asymptote-latex.tex
2023-11-05 09:14:22,468-0700 INFO  texify.core - start process: pdflatex --synctex=1 C:/Users/twill/OneDrive/Desktop\asymptote-latex.tex
2023-11-05 09:14:22,954-0700 ERROR texify.core - The system cannot find the file specified.

2023-11-05 09:14:22,954-0700 ERROR texify.core - Function: CopyFileW
2023-11-05 09:14:22,954-0700 ERROR texify.core - Result: 2
2023-11-05 09:14:22,954-0700 ERROR texify.core - Data: existing="C:/Users/twill/AppData/Local/Temp/mik23382/_src\asymptote-latex.pdf", path="C:/Users/twill/OneDrive/Desktop\asymptote-latex.pdf"
2023-11-05 09:14:22,954-0700 ERROR texify.core - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\File\win\winFile.cpp:376
2023-11-05 09:14:22,959-0700 FATAL texify - Windows API error 2: The system cannot find the file specified.

2023-11-05 09:14:22,959-0700 FATAL texify - Info: existing="C:/Users/twill/AppData/Local/Temp/mik23382/_src\asymptote-latex.pdf", path="C:/Users/twill/OneDrive/Desktop\asymptote-latex.pdf"
2023-11-05 09:14:22,959-0700 FATAL texify - Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\Core\File\win\winFile.cpp
2023-11-05 09:14:22,959-0700 FATAL texify - Line: 376

Per the answer by @JimHefferon, I have tried to run the following two commands in the command line:

pdflatex C:\Users\twill\OneDrive\Desktop\asymptote-latex

asy C:\Users\twill\OneDrive\Desktop\asymptote-latex-*.asy

I've also tried replacing the first command with (removing the pdf):

latex C:\Users\twill\OneDrive\Desktop\asymptote-latex

The second one is producing the following error message:

failed to create directory /.asy.
error: could not load module 'C:\Users\twill\OneDrive\Desktop\asymptote-latex-*.asy'

Answer 1

The Asymptote documentation says that you should compile the .asy file by hand.

The sample LaTeX file below, named latexusage.tex, can be run as follows:
latex latexusage
asy latexusage-*.asy
latex latexusage
or
pdflatex latexusage
asy latexusage-*.asy
pdflatex latexusage
To switch between using inline Asymptote code with latex and pdflatex you may first
need to remove the files latexusage-*.tex.