Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: >> dunno, i suppose that you can mtxrun bin:cow.lnk cow.pdf but i didn't >> test that (no links and need for links here) > > Mixed results: > > > mtxrun.cmd bin:Acrobat.lnk file:showcase.pdf > > > This opens Acrobat correctly (yay!) >

Re: [NTG-context] Batch files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
Hi Adrian, On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:29:06 -0600, Adrian Drury <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I read the list in digest form - sorry my response won't be threaded in > properly! > > How about this for your question, Idris? Pure DOS batch file stuff. I > tested > it with notepad instead of Acrobat, b

[NTG-context] Batch files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Adrian Drury
I read the list in digest form - sorry my response won't be threaded in properly! How about this for your question, Idris? Pure DOS batch file stuff. I tested it with notepad instead of Acrobat, but I assume it should be close to working as shown here. @ echo off IF "%1"=="" GOTO NOARG for /R

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 10:47:21 -0600, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > mtxrun.cmd bin:Acrobat.lnk --pattern=show*.pdf Ok, now I get 2 different messages from Acrobat; the previous one plus a second: "The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect" I also tried ===

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
> dunno, i suppose that you can mtxrun bin:cow.lnk cow.pdf but i didn't > test that (no links and need for links here) Mixed results: mtxrun.cmd bin:Acrobat.lnk file:showcase.pdf This opens Acrobat correctly (yay!) But... "... This file cannot be found" so mt

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:46:57 -0600, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: well, if it's part of the tree ... >>> >>> >>> But what if it's not part of the tree? For example >>> Acrobat.lnk cow.pdf >>> >>> Now you will say, "Why not use texmfstart --file=showcas

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 09:46:57 -0600, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> well, if it's part of the tree ... >> >> >> But what if it's not part of the tree? For example >> >>> Acrobat.lnk cow.pdf >> >> Now you will say, "Why not use texmfstart --file=showcase.pdf >> --program=context" >> >> An

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
Idris Samawi Hamid wrote: > On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:54:14 -0600, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I want to create a batch file to open a program so that it will search the contents of C:\ConTeXt, which contains my entire system, including subdirectories. For example, if

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 03:54:14 -0600, Hans Hagen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> I want to create a batch file to open a program so that it will search >>> the >>> contents of C:\ConTeXt, which contains my entire system, including >>> subdirectories. For example, if foo.tex is a file in C:\ConTeXt,

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-10 Thread Hans Hagen
Hamid Kamrani wrote: > That is a pretty interesting ConTeXt question. I mean it makes a > laudable effort to bring ConTeXt into its context!! > > On 8/9/07, Idris Samawi Hamid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Dear gang, >> >> To all you expert script writers and batch wizards on Windows, I have a >>

Re: [NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-09 Thread Hamid Kamrani
That is a pretty interesting ConTeXt question. I mean it makes a laudable effort to bring ConTeXt into its context!! On 8/9/07, Idris Samawi Hamid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear gang, > > To all you expert script writers and batch wizards on Windows, I have a > question: > > I want to create a

[NTG-context] Batch Files and texmf

2007-08-09 Thread Idris Samawi Hamid
Dear gang, To all you expert script writers and batch wizards on Windows, I have a question: I want to create a batch file to open a program so that it will search the contents of C:\ConTeXt, which contains my entire system, including subdirectories. For example, if foo.tex is a file in C:\