[texworks] Scripting: Open new file with a specified name

[Henrik Skov Midtiby]

Thanks for the input.

I have taken the freedom to update the openAllinputs-tex.js script.
If the script tries to open a non existent file, a new file with the
requested file name is created (provided that the needed permissions
are set). The new file is populated with lines from the current
document that contains the string "% !TEX", such that information
about root document, spell checking and latex program is passed on.

Check out the script at
https://github.com/henrikmidtiby/autocompleteForTexworks/blob/master/scripts/openAllinputs-tex.js

Best regards,
Henrik

On 5 November 2011 00:05, Paul A Norman <paul.a.norman at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Henrik,
> Ok there is a more cumbersome 'standard' type approach below,
>
> But if you want complete control form script (and permissions are set)...
>
> User double clicks \input{filethatdoesnotexist.tex} any where {between} or
> you get it with TW.target.balanceDelimiters(); then TW,target.selection and
> remove the braces in script.
>
> Use TW.target.fileName and extract your file path.
>
> Build your full newFileName.
>
> Send any contents straight to disk then open the file in an editor
> window. Contents afaik can be an empty string.
>
> Note warnings on html linked page below.   ;)  s.l.
>
> var resp = TW.writeFile(QString filename, QString content);
>
> See: http://twscript.paulanorman.com/docs/html/TexWorksQtScripting.htm?writeFile.html
>
> var opendFileInfo = TW.app.openFileFromScript( dah dah)
>
> See: http://twscript.paulanorman.com/docs/html/TexWorksQtScripting.htm?openFileFromScriptQStringintbo.html
>
> Note that opendFileInfo is an object with a member result which points to a
> target object for the newly opened file which you can use as if it were
> TW.target  (see link above for more  details)
>
> Hope this helps,
>
> Paul -
>
>  - a standard ( - low permissions settings) type approach below..
>
> Standard type of route below will probably not be much use as you do not
> have easy full control of the proposed file name in Script, you could build
> it from the selection property, and the filepath of the current document,
> and put it on the clipboard using the clipboard property, and then manually
> paste it into the SaveAs dialogue box when it appears
>
>  TW.app.newFile() will give you a new "target" window.document type object
> ..
>
>  var xx = TW.app.newFile();
>
>       xx.insertText("hello");
>
> //twPan.alert(xx.text);
>
> TW.information(null,"Test", xx.text);
>
> //Then call
>
> xx.saveAs();
>
> Or as it is a first save, just
>
> xx.save() would works as saveAs()
>
> As far as I know so far, you can not pass anything useful by way of a file
> name to .saveAs()  -- .saveAs("myFile")   - string is ignored.
>
>
>
> On 4 November 2011 23:38, Henrik Skov Midtiby <henrikmidtiby at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi
>>
>> I would like to make a script that opens a new file and save it with a
>> specified name.
>>
>> The following approach does not work
>> TW.app.newFile(newfilename);
>>
>> The use case I wan't to handle is the following
>> A new line with the following content have just been entered
>> \input{filethatdoesnotexist.tex}
>> By placing the cursor inside the curly brackets and invoking the
>> script, texworks should create a new file with the name
>> "filethatdoesnotexist.tex" in the same directory as the current file.
>>
>> Any hints?
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Henrik
>
>