Is there a way to execute a .bat file directly from a latex document when I compile that document?
I would something like this:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\chapter{test}
bla bla bla
ecc...
\executebat{C:\...\...\...}
\end{document}
1 Answer
You have to run LaTeX (latex, pdflatex, xelatex or lualatex) with the -shell-escape option: then this code defines what you need.
\usepackage{pdftexcmds}
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\executebat}[1]{%
\ifnum\pdf@shellescape=\@ne
\immediate\write18{#1}%
\else
\GenericError{}{Shell escape not enabled}{}
{You have to run (pdf)LaTeX with the option `-shell-escape'}%
\fi
}
\makeatother
However, if your purpose is to run MakeIndex, then the imakeidx package does it without user intervention (not with the article class unless some precautions are taken).
\write18. For that to work, you will need to compile with--shell-escape.