automating initialization

automating initialization

[ishamid]

Dear gang,

How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from 
mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as

========================================
setuptex c:\context
texexec foo
========================================

does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be 
invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such as 
those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path but 
that is not enough.

BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well?

Best
Idris

Professor Idris Samawi Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523

Re: automating initialization

[Hans Hagen]

ishamid wrote:
> Dear gang,
> 
> How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from 
> mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as
> 
> ========================================
> setuptex c:\context
> texexec foo
> ========================================
> 
> does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be 
> invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such as 
> those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path but 
> that is not enough.
> 
> BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well?

you can associate batch files to a cmd window, (open action); in winedt you 
shoul dadd the lines to their bat files (or ask the author to provide an 
initialization option)

Hans

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Re: automating initialization

[Peter Rolf]

Hello Indris,

ishamid wrote:

>Dear gang,
>
>How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from 
>mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as
>
>========================================
>setuptex c:\context
>texexec foo
>========================================
>
>  
>
If you are using XP, you must use the "call" command in front of both lines.
If you call a batch file from a batch file simply us call. So in your case

call setuptex c:\context
call texecex foo

enter "help call" to get more information

>does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be 
>invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such as 
>those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path but 
>that is not enough.
>
>BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well?
>
>  
>
You have to unset or restore(!) the environment variables (TEXMF,...).
...and the same for the set command: "help set"
There are similar commands for the other Window versions (can't remember).

Greetings,

    Peter

Re: automating initialization

[Hans Hagen]

ishamid wrote:

> ========================================
> call setuptex c:\context
> texexec foo
> ========================================

if needed, say: texmfstart texexec foo

Hans


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RE: automating initialization

[ishamid]

>===== Original Message From Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> =====
>ishamid wrote:
>> Dear gang,
>>
>> How do I automate initialization of the separate context tree (from
>> mswintex.zip)? A simple batch file such as
>>
>> ========================================
>> setuptex c:\context
>> texexec foo
>> ========================================
>>
>> does not work; the batch file always turns itself off before texexec can be
>> invoked. Can I make the initialization global so that all batch files (such 
as
>> those called by WinEDT) will work properly? I added c:\context to the path 
but
>> that is not enough.
>>
>> BTW: Can initialization be turned off as well?
>
>you can associate batch files to a cmd window, (open action);

can you give me an example?

>in winedt you
>shoul dadd the lines to their bat files (or ask the author to provide an
>initialization option)

Well, the following seems to work for now:

========================================
call setuptex c:\context
texexec foo
========================================

I am pretty ignorant of DOS but <call> seems to solve the problem for now. Now 
my WinEDT batch files for pdfetex and aleph can work.

Best
Idris

Professor Idris Samawi Hamid
Department of Philosophy
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523