[texhax] include plain text file and process \cite

[Philip Taylor (Webmaster, Ret'd)]

Maybe over-simplistic, but wouldn't

	\input <myfile>.txt

work ?

Philip Taylor
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Lepore, Bryan wrote:

> \usepackage{whatever}
> \begin{document}
>
> % in here is where you put your plain .txt file, e.g:
> % e.g. that you write out from another program
> asdf asdf asdf \cite{author-2001} asdf asdf asdf \cite{author-2002}
>
> \end{document}
> \bibliographystyle{latest_greatest_bibliography_style}
> \bibliography{latest_greatest_bibtex_file}
>
> ... then run that through the mill to get your citations. it works.
>
> but it'd be easier if, instead of opening the .tex in emacs ever time i rewrite the .txt, that i could use something to read in the .txt.