Re: [NTG-context] Create a directory using tex
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Hans Hagen wrote:
> Aditya Mahajan wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Aditya Mahajan wrote:
>>>
Hi,
I want to create a macro that writes files in a sub directory.
If the directory is already created, things work fine. However, if the
directory is not there, tex complains
! I can't write on file
Please type another output file name:
Is there a way I can ask tex to create a directory if one does not
exist?
>>> Not with TeX, but you can use \write18 or \installprogram to run a
>>> system command.
>>>
>>
>> Can I ask TeX to check if a directory exists or is writable. I want it
>> to give an informative message if the directory does not exist.
>>
>> Or is there a way to check if a file is writable, so that I can do
>>
>> \doiffilewritable{dir/tempfile}{\donothing}{\message{Warning}{Please
>> create directory 'dir' \endinput}
>>
>>
> for a while there has been a way to ask for file characteristics
> (x-dir-01 can be used to generate a clickable listing and x-dir-05 for
> indentifying files)
>
> permissions were not part of that but easy to add, i'm generating you a
> beta that has permissions added
Thank you. I will play around with this and ctx preprocessing.
Aditya
> \usemodule[x][dir-05]
>
> \getfilestate{context.tex}
>
> \doifinstringelse{w}{\getvariable{filestate}{permissions}}
> {writable}
> {not writable}
>
>
> \end
>
>
>
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Re: [NTG-context] Create a directory using tex
Taco Hoekwater wrote: > Aditya Mahajan wrote: > >> Can I ask TeX to check if a directory exists or is writable. >> > > I do not think so. > > And on second thought: not even \write18 will work always, because > whether or not TeX can write a file (in a subdir or even in the > local directory) depends in part on settings in texmf.cnf that > are not visible outside TeX. > if this is part of a project thing, you can use ctx files to add pre/post stuff like checking files, converting files, in this case making directories, etc Hans - Hans Hagen | PRAGMA ADE Ridderstraat 27 | 8061 GH Hasselt | The Netherlands tel: 038 477 53 69 | fax: 038 477 53 74 | www.pragma-ade.com | www.pragma-pod.nl - ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Create a directory using tex
Aditya Mahajan wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
>
>
>> Aditya Mahajan wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I want to create a macro that writes files in a sub directory.
>>> If the directory is already created, things work fine. However, if the
>>> directory is not there, tex complains
>>>
>>> ! I can't write on file
>>>
>>> Please type another output file name:
>>>
>>> Is there a way I can ask tex to create a directory if one does not
>>> exist?
>>>
>> Not with TeX, but you can use \write18 or \installprogram to run a
>> system command.
>>
>
> Can I ask TeX to check if a directory exists or is writable. I want it
> to give an informative message if the directory does not exist.
>
> Or is there a way to check if a file is writable, so that I can do
>
> \doiffilewritable{dir/tempfile}{\donothing}{\message{Warning}{Please
> create directory 'dir' \endinput}
>
>
for a while there has been a way to ask for file characteristics
(x-dir-01 can be used to generate a clickable listing and x-dir-05 for
indentifying files)
permissions were not part of that but easy to add, i'm generating you a
beta that has permissions added
\usemodule[x][dir-05]
\getfilestate{context.tex}
\doifinstringelse{w}{\getvariable{filestate}{permissions}}
{writable}
{not writable}
\end
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Re: [NTG-context] Create a directory using tex
Aditya Mahajan wrote: > Can I ask TeX to check if a directory exists or is writable. I do not think so. And on second thought: not even \write18 will work always, because whether or not TeX can write a file (in a subdir or even in the local directory) depends in part on settings in texmf.cnf that are not visible outside TeX. Cheers, Taco ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
Re: [NTG-context] Create a directory using tex
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, Taco Hoekwater wrote:
> Aditya Mahajan wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I want to create a macro that writes files in a sub directory.
>> If the directory is already created, things work fine. However, if the
>> directory is not there, tex complains
>>
>> ! I can't write on file
>>
>> Please type another output file name:
>>
>> Is there a way I can ask tex to create a directory if one does not
>> exist?
>
> Not with TeX, but you can use \write18 or \installprogram to run a
> system command.
Can I ask TeX to check if a directory exists or is writable. I want it
to give an informative message if the directory does not exist.
Or is there a way to check if a file is writable, so that I can do
\doiffilewritable{dir/tempfile}{\donothing}{\message{Warning}{Please
create directory 'dir' \endinput}
Aditya
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Re: [NTG-context] Create a directory using tex
Aditya Mahajan wrote: > Hi, > > I want to create a macro that writes files in a sub directory. > If the directory is already created, things work fine. However, if the > directory is not there, tex complains > > ! I can't write on file > > Please type another output file name: > > Is there a way I can ask tex to create a directory if one does not > exist? Not with TeX, but you can use \write18 or \installprogram to run a system command. Taco ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
[NTG-context] Create a directory using tex
Hi, I want to create a macro that writes files in a sub directory. If the directory is already created, things work fine. However, if the directory is not there, tex complains ! I can't write on file Please type another output file name: Is there a way I can ask tex to create a directory if one does not exist? Aditya ___ ntg-context mailing list ntg-context@ntg.nl http://www.ntg.nl/mailman/listinfo/ntg-context
