General ⇒ how to produce multiple files in one step?

[ptoche]

I know I'm being greedy.

I have tried to insert this:
del /y "%~f1" FiguresMake.aux
del FiguresMake.aux
rm FiguresMake.aux
at the end of the batch file but it didn't work...

[T3.]

Yes I'm using vista.

Yes adding the .tex extension was sufficient. The batch file works now.

Ouch! This looks like a pretty nasty bug in MiKTeX. I get 'Unsupported command-line option' for 'latex foo' and for 'latex \input{foo} I get: File `foo.tex' not found. Could you file a bug report with MiKTeX team? I'm sure Christian would like to know about it.

BTW, for the future it is always good to include the information about the system and TeX distro you use in your posts.

okay, I get it: the file named Fig0.tex is just a temporary file. I do not need to create a file of that name, it will be created automatically in the process (I may as well name it tmp.tex). I get it.

Yes, you get it right. I meant to explain that in my last post but had to hurry up. Sorry.

Since I have you on the line, may I ask you one more thing. The compilation produces the following files: the said Fig0.tex, and the usual .aux, .log and .dvi extensions of the Master file.

A simple 'del Fig0.*' (or whatever you call those temp files now) after the for loop should do it.

where would you recommend I look for information on batch files related to LaTeX, do you know any good url on that?

If you have questions about batches specific to LaTeX, post them on this forum (preferred) or contact me privately. For general batch questions and information see the advice I gave to another poster here.

Cheers,

Tomek

[ptoche]

Tomek: a very warm thank you for your generous help.

Yes, I'll follow up on these links and use your tips.

I'll be dormant for a week or so -- our baby just born!

[T3.]

I'll be dormant for a week or so -- our baby just born!

Congratulations!

Cheers,

Tomek

[ptoche]

Hi Tomek,

I have finally managed to switch on my computer again.

Thanks for your generous offer to help with batch file creation.

A simple 'del Fig0.*' after the for loop should do it

whether I add del Fig0.*, rm Fig0.* or even erase Fig0.*, the error message I receive is :

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'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command

I could be wrong, but the problem may have something to do with the properly calling the filepath. I unsuccesfully tried things like:

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rm "D:/Simulations/latex/tmp.tex"
rm "D:\Simulations\latex\tmp.tex"
rm "%~f1" tmp.tex

Any ideas?


P.S.
wow, parenthood is quite something: 3 hours for us, 2 hours for him, 3 hours for us, 2 hours for him, and so on indefinitely ...

P.P.S. forgot to say, I use windows vista and the latest miktex with texniccenter

[T3.]

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'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command 

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Any ideas?

Well, 'rm' is a Unix command and therefore is not recognized as the error message clearly says. You need to familiarise yourself with the basic commands and their syntax or won't make much progress with batch scripting.

[ptoche]

Thanks Tomek,

What I mean is that "del" "rm" and "erase" all produce the following error message:

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'rm' is not recognized as an internal or external command 

so the batch file takes "del" to be equivalent to "rm" and produces the error message above.

shouldn't "del" be a recognized command?

Thanks again,

Patrick.

P.S. Now it's 2 hours for us, 3 hours for him, 2 hours for us, 3 hours for him!!

[T3.]

so the batch file takes "del" to be equivalent to "rm" and produces the error message above.

It certainly does not do such a thing. You simply must have left 'rm' somewhere in your script. Check it carefully and you will find it.

P.S. Now it's 2 hours for us, 3 hours for him, 2 hours for us, 3 hours for him!!

Sounds like fun

Cheers,

Tomek

[ptoche]

Thanks Tomek.