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zref packages for LaTeX
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Cannot use external files with aux extension #7

Closed ianhbell closed 4 years ago

ianhbell commented 4 years ago

I am trying to use zref to keep my supporting information reference numbers in sync with my main manuscript, and this works absolutely beautifully when I am working on my own on my computer. But when submitting my manuscript (specifically to AIP), they don't allow .aux files in the editorial system. I have wracked my brain trying to find a solution, but it seems that I have hit a wall. Short of hacking zref, is there any facility for changing the file extension of the file to be read? It seems not. I thought maybe it was the ext flag, but that's not it either.

u-fischer commented 4 years ago

Assuming that you are speaking of the zref-xr module and the \zexternaldocument command: no there is nothing to exchange the extension aux, this is hard coded as it is the standard extension for the aux-file in latex. You will either have to patch \ZREF@xr@externaldocument, or add your external aux with the filecontents environment to your main file, then it is created at compilation time - the system can't complain about this, as the standard aux is then created too.

ianhbell commented 4 years ago

Aha -- filecontents is the solution I hope. I'll give that a shot today. Thanks for responding so quickly.

ianhbell commented 4 years ago

After a few additional hoops, I got the filecontents approach working, thanks again.