Knitr wont compile PDF: “Error in tools::file_path_as_absolute(output_file)”

Question

I have created a report in markdown and use the function render() to compile the code into a PDF. It worked fine a month ago, but when I run the code now, it gi

Answer 1

I had similar problem. After searching in the internet, I found a solution in community r studio

It seems the bug is related with 1.9 version of rmarkdown, so the solution is to return to 1.8 version

install.packages("devtools")
library(devtools)
install_version("rmarkdown",version=1.8)

After reinstalling, when you try to knit again, probably you will be asked to install some package from Miktex. If you have any problem, check for a proper mirror. Hope this helps.