Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Ramon Casha]

I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
details, like a product name or a recipient name.

Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command line?
I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
have an arbitrary value at runtime.

Ramon Casha

Re: Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Rainer M Krug]

Ramon Casha rca...@gmail.com writes:

 I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
 documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
 details, like a product name or a recipient name.

 Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command line?
 I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
 definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
 sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
 have an arbitrary value at runtime.

.lyx files are text files (unless they are compressed, which they
normaly aren't). SO you could put inn your LyX document
###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### and then use any scripting language to
replace ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### with This is my text and then
compile the lyx document. If you want to be on the safe side, you could
copy the .lyx file, do the replacements, compile the final document and
finally delete the copy of the original lyx file.

Cheers,

Rainer


 Ramon Casha

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Rainer M. Krug
email: Raineratkrugsdotde
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Re: Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Ramon Casha]

Thanks, that sounds like one option.

Currently I'm experimenting with the include child document, setting type
to include and inserting a plain text file as the document. I can then
write some text to the file just before generation. This seems to work.

Ramon Casha

On 6 November 2014 14:17, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote:

 Ramon Casha rca...@gmail.com writes:

  I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
  documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
  details, like a product name or a recipient name.
 
  Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command
 line?
  I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
  definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
  sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
  have an arbitrary value at runtime.

 .lyx files are text files (unless they are compressed, which they
 normaly aren't). SO you could put inn your LyX document
 ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### and then use any scripting language to
 replace ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### with This is my text and then
 compile the lyx document. If you want to be on the safe side, you could
 copy the .lyx file, do the replacements, compile the final document and
 finally delete the copy of the original lyx file.

 Cheers,

 Rainer

 
  Ramon Casha

 --
 Rainer M. Krug
 email: Raineratkrugsdotde
 PGP: 0x0F52F982

Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Ramon Casha]

I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
details, like a product name or a recipient name.

Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command line?
I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
have an arbitrary value at runtime.

Ramon Casha

Re: Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Rainer M Krug]

Ramon Casha rca...@gmail.com writes:

 I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
 documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
 details, like a product name or a recipient name.

 Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command line?
 I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
 definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
 sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
 have an arbitrary value at runtime.

.lyx files are text files (unless they are compressed, which they
normaly aren't). SO you could put inn your LyX document
###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### and then use any scripting language to
replace ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### with This is my text and then
compile the lyx document. If you want to be on the safe side, you could
copy the .lyx file, do the replacements, compile the final document and
finally delete the copy of the original lyx file.

Cheers,

Rainer


 Ramon Casha

-- 
Rainer M. Krug
email: Raineratkrugsdotde
PGP: 0x0F52F982


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Re: Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Ramon Casha]

Thanks, that sounds like one option.

Currently I'm experimenting with the include child document, setting type
to include and inserting a plain text file as the document. I can then
write some text to the file just before generation. This seems to work.

Ramon Casha

On 6 November 2014 14:17, Rainer M Krug rai...@krugs.de wrote:

 Ramon Casha rca...@gmail.com writes:

  I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
  documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
  details, like a product name or a recipient name.
 
  Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command
 line?
  I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
  definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
  sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
  have an arbitrary value at runtime.

 .lyx files are text files (unless they are compressed, which they
 normaly aren't). SO you could put inn your LyX document
 ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### and then use any scripting language to
 replace ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### with This is my text and then
 compile the lyx document. If you want to be on the safe side, you could
 copy the .lyx file, do the replacements, compile the final document and
 finally delete the copy of the original lyx file.

 Cheers,

 Rainer

 
  Ramon Casha

 --
 Rainer M. Krug
 email: Raineratkrugsdotde
 PGP: 0x0F52F982

Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Ramon Casha]

I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
details, like a product name or a recipient name.

Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command line?
I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
have an arbitrary value at runtime.

Ramon Casha

Re: Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Rainer M Krug]

Ramon Casha  writes:

> I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
> documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
> details, like a product name or a recipient name.
>
> Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command line?
> I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
> definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
> sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
> have an arbitrary value at runtime.

.lyx files are text files (unless they are compressed, which they
normaly aren't). SO you could put inn your LyX document
###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### and then use any scripting language to
replace ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### with "This is my text" and then
compile the lyx document. If you want to be on the safe side, you could
copy the .lyx file, do the replacements, compile the final document and
finally delete the copy of the original lyx file.

Cheers,

Rainer

>
> Ramon Casha

-- 
Rainer M. Krug
email: Rainerkrugsde
PGP: 0x0F52F982


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Re: Need to define a macro/variable in the command line

[Ramon Casha]

Thanks, that sounds like one option.

Currently I'm experimenting with the "include child document", setting type
to "include" and inserting a plain text file as the document. I can then
write some text to the file just before generation. This seems to work.

Ramon Casha

On 6 November 2014 14:17, Rainer M Krug  wrote:

> Ramon Casha  writes:
>
> > I have a LyX document from which I want to generate a number of output
> > documents from the command line. The output documents vary in small
> > details, like a product name or a recipient name.
> >
> > Is it possible to define a macro or change its value from the command
> line?
> > I could then use the macro from within the document to insert its
> > definition. I'm already using branch enabling/disabling to show or hide
> > sections of text, but in some cases I need to insert some text that can
> > have an arbitrary value at runtime.
>
> .lyx files are text files (unless they are compressed, which they
> normaly aren't). SO you could put inn your LyX document
> ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### and then use any scripting language to
> replace ###THIS_NEEDS_TO_BE_REPLACED### with "This is my text" and then
> compile the lyx document. If you want to be on the safe side, you could
> copy the .lyx file, do the replacements, compile the final document and
> finally delete the copy of the original lyx file.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Rainer
>
> >
> > Ramon Casha
>
> --
> Rainer M. Krug
> email: Rainerkrugsde
> PGP: 0x0F52F982
>