Filling LaTeX template programatically

Asked Jul 18 '16 at 06:34

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I have an offical document template in LaTeX, which I would like to fill programatically, i.e. providing script with values for selected variables (e.g. name, surname or boolean value for Mr./Mrs.) and compiling .tex into .pdf.

How do I correctly create a document with such variables, is there some common format for inserting such templated variables into LaTeX?
How do I compile such template from a script (I need just pointing into the right direction, the right way to do these kind of things, I will know where to go from there)?

edited Jul 18 '16 at 08:27

asked Jul 18 '16 at 06:34

syntagma

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An idea: variables could just be ordinary TeX macros, defined in a file which is \input(ted) by the main file; you should then use the piped input facility to generate this definition file dynamically and feed it to the TeX compiler. – GuM Jul 18 '16 at 07:21
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You might want to have a look at the datatool package, too. – GuM Jul 18 '16 at 07:30
http://tex.stackexchange.com/a/89803/11604 – Fran Jul 18 '16 at 20:19
Is there any news here? – Johannes_B Aug 02 '16 at 10:47
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The question states a template is available and then asks how to create on. It might be possible this question is asking about template engines. I vote to close as unclear. – Johannes_B Mar 25 '18 at 08:33
@Johannes_B why do you want to have it closed instead of just asking me to clarify it? – syntagma Mar 25 '18 at 15:24
@syntagma Please clarify. – Johannes_B Mar 25 '18 at 16:20

Filling LaTeX template programatically

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