[OS X TeX] typeset TeX from Mathematica

[Gianluca Gorni]

I would like to share a way I have found to have TeXShop
typeset and display automatically a TeX file produced
by Mathematica. I have been using it to generate statistical
reports.

I think it only works in Tiger.

Here it is:

First place the following AppleScript with name TeXShopTypeset.scpt
into ~/Library/Mathematica/Applications :


on run argomento
	tell application "Finder"
		set myFile to (get POSIX file (item 1 of argomento) as alias) as  
reference
	end tell
	tell application "TeXShop"
		open myFile
		typeset document (name of myFile)
	end tell
end run


Then define the following function in Mathematica:

TeXShopTypeset[fileNameAndPath_String] :=
    Display["!osascript \
~/Library/Mathematica/Applications/TeXShopTypeset.scpt " <>  
fileNameAndPath,
    "", "TEXT"]

Suppose now that you have generated a TeX file in Mathematica,
with path

myFile = "~/Desktop/myTeXfile.tex"

To have it automatically typeset from within Mathematica simply call

TeXShopTypeset[myFile]

I wonder if there is a way to do the same that does not need
an AppleScript.

Good luck,
Gianluca Gorni

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