LaTeX forum ⇒ Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ list of figures Topic is solved

[ziselos]

I would like to ask if there is a way to export the list of figures to a separate file (CSV, pdf or any other)? Just as it is produced in the pdf file :

Figure label page number
figure 1 10
figure 2 20

My purpose is to be able to have a file with figures and page number of them, every time I make changes to my main tex file.

[Johannes_B]

There already is such a file, which is updated each time. It has the file ending lof.

[ziselos]

Yes I can see it each time I export PDF again. So is there a way to edit it? Open it and see its format?

[ziselos]

Ok i opened the lof file and saw its content. It is something like this:

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\select@language {english}
\addvspace {10\p@ }
\addvspace {10\p@ }
\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {2.1}{\ignorespaces A test}}{7}{figure.2.1}
\addvspace {10\p@ }
\contentsline {figure}{\numberline {3.1}{\ignorespaces A test2}}{11}{figure.3.1}

So i have to write a script that extracts the name of each figure (A test, A test2) and the page number (7, 11) on another file?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

That content is LaTeX, so you can run LaTeX on it.

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[english]{babel}
\let\addvspace\vspace
\begin{document}
\makeatletter
\input{yourfilename.lof}
\end{document}

Stefan

[ziselos]

Thank you Stefan, i agree with you. I run the file as you said and the export is what i want.
Thanks again for your help.

[rolf_claus]

Thanks stranger for your help! Here it is:

\let\addvspace\vspace

This error message cost me more than 3 years searching for a solution of the problem. One could click it away but this still was frustrating.

I don't understand what this line really stands for but it does the trick. I eventually got rid of the enervating

\addvspace {10\p@}

which didn't give any hint of it's origin.