[yandytex] Tex API

[Norbert Preining]

On Mo, 03 Nov 2008, Devarajan, Suresh ,Crest wrote:
> Is that possible to compile the equation and get the output as EPS file
> through API programming. Please suggest me.

	# crude perl code
	my $tmpfile = `mktemp XXXXXXXX.tex`;
	chomp($tmpfile);
	open(TMPFILE,">$tmpfile") || die "Cannot open $tmpfile for writing!";
	printf(TMPFILE, "the equation");
	system("tex", $tmpfile);
	(my $dvifile = $tmpfile) =~ s/tex$/dvi/;
	system("dvips", $dvifile);
	(my $psfile = $tmpfile) =~ s/tex$/ps/;
	system("ps2eps", $psfile);

Maybe it helps if you explain your problem a bit more detailed.

Best wishes

Norbert

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