Re: auctex - no valid bibliography?

[David Kastrup]

Tyler <tyler.smith@mail.mcgill.ca> writes:

> I have a problem with auctex mode. I just saved my current document
> and .bib file so I could close and restart, to test a new .emacs
> file. When I re-opened my .tex file I found I couldn't insert new
> citations:
>
> C-c [
>
> When I try, I get to the screen where I select what style of citation
> I want, but after I select it emacs reports:
>
> "No valid bibliography in this document, and no default available"
>
> I haven't changed anything in the bibliography commands, or the source
> .bib file, and it worked just five minutes ago. I can still compile
> fine, and the output is ok, including all the citations and the
> references. I just can't use the auctex features to automatically add
> more references.

It is possible that your .bib file has the same file name before the
extension as your .tex file.  AUCTeX currently does not deal well with
that situation.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum