Again to Hans instead of to the list. I ‘hate’ gmail.
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Cecil Westerhof <cldwester...@gmail.com> Date: 2013/4/26 Subject: Re: [NTG-context] Is it possible to set the output file name in the script To: Hans Hagen <pra...@wxs.nl> 2013/4/26 Hans Hagen <pra...@wxs.nl>: > On 4/26/2013 7:01 PM, Cecil Westerhof wrote: >> >> 2013/4/26 Hans Hagen <pra...@wxs.nl>: >>> >>> On 4/26/2013 6:50 PM, Cecil Westerhof wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> 2013/4/26 Hans Hagen <pra...@wxs.nl>: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 4/26/2013 5:34 PM, Cecil Westerhof wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> I am using a command line parameter to change the generated output. Is >>>>>> it also possible to set the output file name depending on the >>>>>> parameter? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> --result=somename >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> That is on the command line. Then you need to give two parameters. Not >>>> a very big problem, but I would prefer one parameter. I like DRY. Less >>>> that can go wrong. >>> >>> >>> >>> not possible but you can access the outputfilename at the tex and lua end >> >> >> What do mean with that? > > > just grep for outputfile in lua and mkiv files I have now (I need to use jobfilename, because I get an error when I use outputfilename): \def\outputfilename{\jobfilename -\getvariable{meta}{type}} \def\outputfilenametwo{\jobfilename -\getvariable{meta}{type}} When displaying outputfilenametwo I see that it is filled with the correct value, but the output is still written to the same file. -- Cecil Westerhof -- Cecil Westerhof ___________________________________________________________________________________ If your question is of interest to others as well, please add an entry to the Wiki! maillist : ntg-context@ntg.nl / http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context webpage : http://www.pragma-ade.nl / http://tex.aanhet.net archive : http://foundry.supelec.fr/projects/contextrev/ wiki : http://contextgarden.net ___________________________________________________________________________________