General ⇒ Automation of pdf builds

[schne438]

First I apologize if the solution has been given previously, but I tried to search for it here without success.

I'm using XP with WinEdit and pdflatex to build some pdf files.
Suppose I have 100 files in the same folder: A1.tex,...,A100.tex.

How to automate the process of generating the 100 pdf files? (instead or typing pdflatex Ai for each i?). I'm really new to the latex business. A simple example for a solution would be very appreciated.

Thanks!

[frabjous]

Write a DOS batch file and stick it in the folder with the files.

I.e., open up Notepad, Type in something like:

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for %%I in (*.tex) do "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\pdflatex.exe" "%%I"

Save with an extension ending in .bat. Then double clicking the file in My Computer/Windows Explorer should run pdflatex on all the .tex files in the folder.

You'll need to check that where I guessed your LaTeX executables are is right (--it probably isn't; I don't use Windows, so I don't know--). If you need refinements, you should probably read an online guide on DOS batch files. See, e.g., here.

Or you could just type that command on the command line prompt. (Change the double %% to a single % then, if I remember right.)

[schne438]

This is great. Thanks a bunch.

[localghost]

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