Specify Miktex path in Rstudio

Question

I am trying to compile a file . Rmd to pdf using Rstudio’s Knitr. As I am using a computer (Windows 7) with permission restrictions, I had to install Miktex in the Documents folder and Rstudio is not finding this installation. I wonder if, in Rstudio, there is a way to specify directly the path of the installation of Miktex.

When I try to run Knit PDF, the following error message is sent:

No TeX installation detected (TeX is required to create PDF output).

Answer 1

I discovered that Rstudio finds the installation without problems. In my case it was not working because I installed the Miktex basic, and Knitr requires the installation of the full version. After installing the full version, I was able to compile normally.