How do I make pdfLaTeX accept a graphics file with a period in its name?

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\includegraphics: Dots in filename

Many of my graphics files have periods in their names. This causes a problem with pdflatex. For example, if I want to include the graphics file this.or.that.pdf I get this error:

! LaTeX Error: Unknown graphics extension: .or.that.pdf.

Is there a way around this other than renaming all my files?

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered May 06 '12 at 13:49

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Use \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{{{this.or.that}.pdf}} i.e., the file name should be {this.or.that}.pdf.

answered May 06 '12 at 13:49

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered May 06 '12 at 13:55

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Alternatively, using grffile:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{grffile}
\begin{document}
\includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{clipboard.01}
% \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{clipboard.01.png}
\end{document}

answered May 06 '12 at 13:55

Mike Renfro

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 06 '12 at 15:04

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If you use graphicx the filetype is defaulted from the extension but for cases like this there is a type key so you can go type=eps or type=bmp or whatever is needed.

answered May 06 '12 at 15:04

David Carlisle

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How do I make pdfLaTeX accept a graphics file with a period in its name?

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