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I have a main file (say, main.tex) and two chapters in separate files (labour.tex, health.tex) which the main file reads via \externaldocument (I've also used \input but with the same disappointing results).

I want to write in labour something like:

In Chapter health we find...

How can I reference the name of a file within another file, none of which is the main one?

I've tried the xr package, but as far I can tell (not much, admittedly) it helps cross-reference objects such as equations existing in a separate file, but I couldn't figure out how to reference the name of another file.

user60648
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A possible setup... the reference style has to be changed, from some colours and perhaps to "" or something like that.

main.tex

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage{xcolor}
\usepackage{nameref}%
\usepackage{blindtext}
\begin{document}

In Chapter \ref{chapter:health} we see, whereas in Chapter \ref{chapter:labour} it's shown that...

\input{health.tex}


\input{labour.tex}

\end{document}

health.tex

\chapter{This is the Health chapter}\label{chapter:health}%
\blindtext

labour.tex

\chapter{Labour chapter}\label{chapter:labour}
\blindtext
  • And if instead of the title, I want to reference their number (as defined by their respective order of inclusion)? For example, "In Chapter 1 we see, whereas in Chapter 2 it's shown that...", where Chapter 1 was the health file included with \input before the labour file, which would therefore be chapter 2 – user60648 Aug 18 '14 at 21:21
  • Chapter~\ref{chapter:health}, etc. Of course! – user60648 Aug 18 '14 at 22:18
  • @user60648: You did not write, that you want chapter numbers as reference, see your post ;-) See In Chapter health ... this is misleading –  Aug 19 '14 at 03:24
  • Christian, it was an added comment, which did include the word 'instead' at the beginning. I thought it did not merit asking a new question, and was more a follow-up from my original post. Sorry if I've misled anyone! – user60648 Aug 21 '14 at 14:37
  • @user60648: To which comment do you refer? –  Aug 21 '14 at 14:43