[texworks] Script: open files in master document \input(myFileName.tex)

[Paul A Norman]

Ok to suppress the OK message box at the end of script execution and
to bring the newly opened document to the forefront, change the end of
the script like this:

var openedFile =	  TW.app.openFile(currentDirectory + openFileName);
		 openedFile.show();
		  } // end if fileName

I was pleasantly surprised to find that TW.app.openFile() returned a
script object referencing the newly opened document, apparently with
the features of  a TW.target object.

Paul

On 18 March 2010 13:41, Paul A Norman <paul.a.norman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> Hope this may help others -
>
> When using a master document say myMainDoc.tex you often have lots of
> input{} files and it is useful to be able to open these easily, and
> directly sometimes.
>
> If the user highlights a file name in an \input{myFileName.tex}
>
> Assuming that  myMainDoc.tex is in the same directory as its 'children
> files' ...
>
> ----------
>
> // TeXworksScript
> // Title: Open Highlighted File Name
> // Description: Opens Highlighted File Name
> // Author: Paul A Norman
> // Version: 0.1
> // Date: 2010-03-18
> // Script-Type: standalone
>
> // Assuming that  myMainDoc.tex is in the same directory as its 'children files'
>
> // debugger;
>
> var openFileName = TW.target.selection;
>
>   if ((openFileName != '') & (openFileName != null))
>           {
>
>                // couldn't find a property for current directory for master
> document - work around
>    var currentFileName =  TW.target.fileName;
>
>                 if (currentFileName.indexOf("/") > -1) // OS Win and Nix only not
> sure what Mac looks like
>                     {
>                                   pathSlash = "/";
>                                         }
>                                else
>                                 {
>                                   pathSlash = "\\";
>                                    }
>
>   var currentDirectoryLastDelim =  currentFileName.lastIndexOf(pathSlash);
>
>           var  currentDirectory =
> currentFileName.substr(0,currentDirectoryLastDelim +1)
>
>                  TW.app.openFile(currentDirectory + openFileName);
>
>                  } // end if currentFileName
>