What is the difference/are there restrictions when
1. pdfcrop.exe is run from within TexnicCenter via pdflatex output profile with -enable-write18
VS
2. pdfcrop.exe is run from Windows command line
VS
3. tex file in 1. is run from Windows command line via pdflatex -enable-write18
HISTORY:
I tried to use auto-pst-pdf to include pstricks in pdflatex but could not make it work - Latex => PS => PDF is too damn slow! During error search I realised that pdfcrop fails during auto-pst-pdf execution. Thus the following minimal example (without use of auto-pst-pdf, instead focus on execution of pdfcrop):
TESTS:
1. Crop from within TexnicCenter using the following example code (output profile pdflatex -enable-write18):
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{pstool}
\usepackage{pdfpages}
\usepackage{shellesc} %alternative to write18
% name of pic in main path
\newcommand{\picname}{fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d}
\pagestyle{empty}
\begin{document}
% check shell escape status
Shell escape
\ifnum\ShellEscapeStatus=0
disabled!
\fi
\ifnum\ShellEscapeStatus=1
enabled!
\fi
\ifnum\ShellEscapeStatus=2
restricted!
\fi
\ifnum\ShellEscapeStatus=0
unknown!
\fi
% pdfcrop via write18 -> exe
\immediate\write18{pdfcrop.exe --verbose "\picname"}
% alternative: via write18 -> perl call
% \immediate\write18{perl "C:/Program Files/MiKTeX/scripts/pdfcrop/pdfcrop.pl" --verbose "\picname"}
% alternative: via ShellEscape -> exe
% \ShellEscape{pdfcrop.exe --verbose "\picname"}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\fbox{
\includegraphics[%
page=1,%
width=.45\textwidth%
]{\picname}
}
` \caption{uncropped}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}
\centering
\fbox{
\includegraphics[%
page=1,%
width=.45\textwidth%
]{\picname-crop}
}
\caption{cropped}
\end{figure}
\end{document}
2. Crop with pdfcrop.exe on Windows command line:
> pdfcrop.exe fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d
3. Compile tex file in 1. directly on Windows command line:
> pdflatex -enable-write18 PicTest.tex
RESULTS:
2. & 3. work just fine (see result pdf)
1. does not work (somewhat similar to the auto-pst-pdf situation), console log:
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.24 (MiKTeX 22.3) (preloaded format=pdflatex 2022.6.22) 23 JUN 2022 15:49
entering extended mode
\write18 enabled.
%&-line parsing enabled.
**./PicTest.tex
(PicTest.tex
LaTeX2e <2022-06-01> pre-release-0 (develop 2022-6-22 branch)
L3 programming layer <2022-06-02>
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/base\article.cls
Document Class: article 2021/10/04 v1.4n Standard LaTeX document class
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/base\size10.clo
File: size10.clo 2021/10/04 v1.4n Standard LaTeX file (size option)
)
\c@part=\count185
\c@section=\count186
\c@subsection=\count187
\c@subsubsection=\count188
\c@paragraph=\count189
\c@subparagraph=\count190
\c@figure=\count191
\c@table=\count192
\abovecaptionskip=\skip47
\belowcaptionskip=\skip48
\bibindent=\dimen138
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\graphicx.sty
Package: graphicx 2021/09/16 v1.2d Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\keyval.sty
Package: keyval 2022/05/29 v1.15 key=value parser (DPC)
\KV@toks@=\toks16
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\graphics.sty
Package: graphics 2022/03/10 v1.4e Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\trig.sty
Package: trig 2021/08/11 v1.11 sin cos tan (DPC)
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics-cfg\graphics.cfg
File: graphics.cfg 2016/06/04 v1.11 sample graphics configuration
)
Package graphics Info: Driver file: pdftex.def on input line 107.
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics-def\pdftex.def
File: pdftex.def 2020/10/05 v1.2a Graphics/color driver for pdftex
))
\Gin@req@height=\dimen139
\Gin@req@width=\dimen140
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/pstool\pstool.sty
Package: pstool 2018/01/20 v1.5e Wrapper for processing PostScript/psfrag figur
es
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/catchfile\catchfile.sty
Package: catchfile 2019/12/09 v1.8 Catch the contents of a file (HO)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/infwarerr\infwarerr.sty
Package: infwarerr 2019/12/03 v1.5 Providing info/warning/error messages (HO)
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/ltxcmds\ltxcmds.sty
Package: ltxcmds 2020-05-10 v1.25 LaTeX kernel commands for general use (HO)
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/etexcmds\etexcmds.sty
Package: etexcmds 2019/12/15 v1.7 Avoid name clashes with e-TeX commands (HO)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/iftex\iftex.sty
Package: iftex 2022/02/03 v1.0f TeX engine tests
)))
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\color.sty
Package: color 2022/01/06 v1.3d Standard LaTeX Color (DPC)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics-cfg\color.cfg
File: color.cfg 2016/01/02 v1.6 sample color configuration
)
Package color Info: Driver file: pdftex.def on input line 149.
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex-dev/graphics\mathcolor.ltx))
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/iftex\ifpdf.sty
Package: ifpdf 2019/10/25 v3.4 ifpdf legacy package. Use iftex instead.
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/ifplatform\ifplatform.sty
Package: ifplatform 2017/10/13 v0.4a Testing for the operating system
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/tools\shellesc.sty
Package: shellesc 2019/11/08 v1.0c unified shell escape interface for LaTeX
Package shellesc Info: Unrestricted shell escape enabled on input line 75.
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/pdftexcmds\pdftexcmds.sty
Package: pdftexcmds 2020-06-27 v0.33 Utility functions of pdfTeX for LuaTeX (HO
)
Package pdftexcmds Info: \pdf@primitive is available.
Package pdftexcmds Info: \pdf@ifprimitive is available.
Package pdftexcmds Info: \pdfdraftmode found.
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/iftex\ifluatex.sty
Package: ifluatex 2019/10/25 v1.5 ifluatex legacy package. Use iftex instead.
))
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/filemod\filemod.sty
Package: filemod 2011/09/19 v1.2 Get and compare file modification times
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/filemod\filemod-expmin.sty
Package: filemod-expmin 2011/09/19 v1.2 Get and compare file modification times
(expandable; minimal)
))
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/psfrag\psfrag.sty
Package: psfrag 1998/04/11 v3.04 PSfrag (MCG)
\pfg@pcount=\count193
\pfg@scount=\count194
\pfg@temp=\write3
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/bigfoot\suffix.sty
Package: suffix 2006/07/15 1.5a Variant command support
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/trimspaces\trimspaces.sty
Package: trimspaces 2009/09/17 v1.1 Trim spaces around a token list
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/xkeyval\xkeyval.sty
Package: xkeyval 2020/11/20 v2.8 package option processing (HA)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/xkeyval\xkeyval.tex
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/generic/xkeyval\xkvutils.tex
\XKV@toks=\toks17
\XKV@tempa@toks=\toks18
)
\XKV@depth=\count195
File: xkeyval.tex 2014/12/03 v2.7a key=value parser (HA)
))
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/l3kernel\expl3.sty
Package: expl3 2022-06-02 L3 programming layer (loader)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/l3backend\l3backend-pdftex.def
File: l3backend-pdftex.def 2022-04-20 L3 backend support: PDF output (pdfTeX)
\l__color_backend_stack_int=\count196
\l__pdf_internal_box=\box51
))
\pstool@out=\write4
\pstool@mainfile@ior=\read2
\pstool@auxfile@ior=\read3
runsystem(cd ""& copy "PicTest.aux" "PicTest.oldaux" )...executed.
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/pdfpages\pdfpages.sty
Package: pdfpages 2022/05/22 v0.5v Insert pages of external PDF documents (AM)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/base\ifthen.sty
Package: ifthen 2022/04/13 v1.1d Standard LaTeX ifthen package (DPC)
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/tools\calc.sty
Package: calc 2017/05/25 v4.3 Infix arithmetic (KKT,FJ)
\calc@Acount=\count197
\calc@Bcount=\count198
\calc@Adimen=\dimen141
\calc@Bdimen=\dimen142
\calc@Askip=\skip49
\calc@Bskip=\skip50
LaTeX Info: Redefining \setlength on input line 80.
LaTeX Info: Redefining \addtolength on input line 81.
\calc@Ccount=\count199
\calc@Cskip=\skip51
)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/eso-pic\eso-pic.sty
Package: eso-pic 2020/10/14 v3.0a eso-pic (RN)
\ESO@tempdima=\dimen143
\ESO@tempdimb=\dimen144
)
\AM@pagewidth=\dimen145
\AM@pageheight=\dimen146
\AM@fboxrule=\dimen147
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/pdfpages\pppdftex.def
File: pppdftex.def 2022/05/22 v0.5v Pdfpages driver for pdfTeX (AM)
)
\pdfpages@includegraphics@status=\count266
\AM@pagebox=\box52
\AM@global@opts=\toks19
\AM@pagecnt=\count267
\AM@toc@title=\toks20
\c@AM@survey=\count268
\AM@templatesizebox=\box53
) (PicTest.aux)
\openout1 = `PicTest.aux'.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OML/cmm/m/it on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMS/cmsy/m/n on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OT1/cmr/m/n on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for T1/cmr/m/n on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for TS1/cmr/m/n on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMX/cmex/m/n on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for U/cmr/m/n on input line 12.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 12.
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/context/base/mkii\supp-pdf.mkii
[Loading MPS to PDF converter (version 2006.09.02).]
\scratchcounter=\count269
\scratchdimen=\dimen148
\scratchbox=\box54
\nofMPsegments=\count270
\nofMParguments=\count271
\everyMPshowfont=\toks21
\MPscratchCnt=\count272
\MPscratchDim=\dimen149
\MPnumerator=\count273
\makeMPintoPDFobject=\count274
\everyMPtoPDFconversion=\toks22
) (C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/epstopdf-pkg\epstopdf-base.sty
Package: epstopdf-base 2020-01-24 v2.11 Base part for package epstopdf
Package epstopdf-base Info: Redefining graphics rule for `.eps' on input line 4
85.
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/00miktex\epstopdf-sys.cfg
File: epstopdf-sys.cfg 2021/03/18 v2.0 Configuration of epstopdf for MiKTeX
))
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/pdflscape\pdflscape.sty
Package: pdflscape 2019/12/05 v0.12 Display of landscape pages in PDF (HO)
(C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\tex/latex/graphics\lscape.sty
Package: lscape 2020/05/28 v3.02 Landscape Pages (DPC)
)
Package pdflscape Info: Auto-detected driver: pdftex on input line 81.
)
runsystem(pdfcrop.exe --verbose "fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d")...executed.
pdfTeX warning: pdflatex.exe (file ./fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d.pdf): PDF inclusio
n: found PDF version <1.7>, but at most version <1.5> allowed
<fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d.pdf, id=1, page=1, 233.87375pt x 121.45375pt>
File: fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d.pdf Graphic file (type pdf)
<use fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d.pdf, page 1>
Package pdftex.def Info: fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d.pdf , page1 used on input line
42.
(pdftex.def) Requested size: 155.24895pt x 80.62671pt.
! LaTeX Error: File `fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d-crop' not found.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.52 }
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Something must go on (RESTRICTION?, ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES?, ...) when running pdfcrop.exe from within TexnicCenter via \write18 in contrast to Windows Command Line, but I cannot find any forum entries or man pages on that.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
SETUP (all current as of today):
- Windows 10
- MikTex basic-miktex-22.3-x64.exe
- TexnicCenter 2.02stable
- attached files:
-> image to be cropped: fig_appMinkowskiBasis3d.pdf
-> minimal tex file for 1. and 3.: PicTest.tex
-> result from 3.: PicTest.pdf
Thx in advance, Jens
