General ⇒ "-shell -escape" error / inserting matlab .eps plot

[hologfx]

Hello Texers

I'm new to this and i'm having some trouble.

i just installed miktex and texniccenter (newest versions) and i want to write my thesis in tex. [im running win7 64bit with acrobat pro 9]
i'm using matlab and found a tool to save screens to .eps & .tex file (matlabfrag.m - http://www.mathworks.de/matlabcentral/f ... ange/21286 ) and i am now trying to insert them in the document.

the documentation of matlabfrag tells me two ways to insert:
1)

• \usepackage{graphicx,psfrag}
  \input{FileName.tex}
  \includegraphics{FileName.eps}

2)

• \usepackage{pstool}
  \psfragfig{FileName}

the first version gives this error:
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and the second version gives 5 errors including the note: ... -shell -escape not activated:
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i didnt found any option to activate this shell escape stuff ;/

so please help me

maybe you can help me with a better solution for my needs, ... some other way?

my code is visible on the screens but ill post it here again:

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%
% Beispiel 1
%
\documentclass[pdftex,a4paper]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{ngerman}
%\usepackage{graphicx,psfrag}
\usepackage{pstool}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\title{Erstes Beispiel}
\author{Dein Name}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\section{Unser erstes Beispiel} Dies ist das erste Beispieldokument.
%\input{FileName.tex}
%\includegraphics{FileName.eps}
\psfragfig{FileName.eps}
\end{document}
%
% EOF
%
 
 
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i attached my filename.eps & .tex ;o

thank you in advance!

K

[localghost]

Since this issue has been discussed very often in the past, the Forum Search will yield appropriate solutions.

It is much more useful to post the exact error message (and not only a screen copy) directly from the log either by attaching the complete log file or posting the relevant excerpts by copy&paste (preferably in a »Code« environment).


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[CrazyHorse]

and the second version gives 5 errors including the note: ... -shell -escape not activated:
removed, see log file

i didnt found any option to activate this shell escape stuff ;/

With Alt-F7 choose LaTeX=>PDF and then add on the right
side as optional argument "-shell-escape", just before the
existing entry -interactionmode=...

Herbert

[hologfx]

hello & good morning ;o

thanks for your answer!

just tried your tip and still getting an error:

(see attached screen)




sorry for taking external hoster but the screenshot is too large

edit:

ah, ok. without space between shell & escape ...

[localghost]

[…] sorry for taking external hoster but the screenshot is too large […]

Wouldn't be necessary if you reduce them to the relevant content and don't post full screens. Single windows can be copied to the clipboard by pressing "AltGr+Druck" (on a German keyboard). With IrfanView such shots become easier. See the attachment for a working configuration.

[hologfx]

thanks again,

i know how to screen single windows but i wanted to save the error message as well (therefor the larger screen...)

ok, now that -shell-escape question is cleared but im still getting A LOT errors when pressing F7

shall i open a new thread?

see attached file

i think there might be some directory error / problem ??

[localghost]

[…] i know how to screen single windows but i wanted to save the error message as well (therefor the larger screen...) […]

Can be split in two small pictures with only the relevant information. Needs just a little bit of cutting where necessary.

[…] shall i open a new thread? […]

Generally yes because we now drift away from the topic title. But in this case it seems better to continue the discussion here because all necessary files are present.

[hologfx]

okay...

maybe you can teach me the exact way to go for my needs.

i want to use this nice option with .tex & .eps file, generated with matlabfrag from a plot/figure so i have the labeling the latex way

i'm using TeXnic in newest version and MiKTeX 2.8.

i have a .tex body like shown above, it this one suitable for me?
[actually i want to use it like this:]

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\documentclass[pdflatex,a4paper,11pt,titlepage,draft,openright]{scrreprt}
\usepackage{ngerman}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
%\usepackage{array}     % für Tabellen
%\usepackage{graphicx,psfrag}   % für Grafiken
%\usepackage{psfragx}       % für Matlab-Plots aus Skript
%\usepackage{pstool}        % für Matlab-Plots aus Skript
\title{Erstes Beispiel. wird ausgebaut!}
\author{STILL TESTING IT!}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
 
 
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[hologfx]

okay, noone helps me any further but i got a few steps on it!

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%
% Beispiel 1
%
\documentclass[pdftex,a4paper]{scrartcl}
\usepackage{ngerman}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{epsfig}
\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{epstopdf}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\newenvironment{mattolaenv}[1][1.0]{\newcommand{\skalierung}{#1}}
\newcommand{\mattola}[2][1.0]{
    \begin{mattolaenv}[#1]
    \input{#2}
    \end{mattolaenv}}
\title{Erstes Beispiel}
\author{Dein Name}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\section{Unser erstes Beispiel} Dies ist das erste Beispieldokument.
\mattola{spektrum.pct}
\end{document}
%
% EOF
%
 
 
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it is working so far, but the text on the x axis in this figure is slightly to high, it overlaps into the image ;/

What i have done:

mattola.m produces 3 files i put in the project directory. this m file is nicely described. then add the epstopdf package and here we go

it took a long time for me to find out, that pdflatex does not like .eps and then how to get it working with epstopdf.

maybe anyone can help me with the mis-fitting labeling?

K

[localghost]

I think it would cause less trouble to export the data sets from Matlab as text files and plot them either with pgfplots (based on pgf/tikZ) or pst-plot (based on pstricks).