General ⇒ filename and ifthen

[Meiro]

Hi,
I try to check the name of the latexfile with ifthenelse:

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\newcommand{\mydocument}{testfile}
\ifthenelse{\equal{\mydocument}{testfile}}{Test File}{empty mydocument}
\\
\jobname:\\
\ifthenelse{\equal{\jobname}{testfile}}{job: Test File}{empty job}
\\
\currfilename:\\
\ifthenelse{\equal{\currfilename}{testfile.tex}}{cur: testfile}{empty cur}

jobname and currfilename does not work. Any hints?
Thanks a lot
Meiro

[Stefan Kottwitz]

An update: this was resolved on TeXwelt.de.

The \ifdefstring command from the etoolbox package is more robust and handles macro expansion better. It works if your file is named TestFile.tex (the online compiler uses an auto-generated filename).

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{currfile}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\begin{document}
currfilename: \currfilename\\
\ifdefstring{\currfilename}{TestFile.tex}{ Bastian Host}{empty currfilename}
\end{document}

Using \currfilename instead of \jobname fixes the issue and should be sufficient.

Stefan