Re: Re: [babel] FEATURE REQUEST: send results into file

From: Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com>
To: "Sébastien Vauban" <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com>
Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Re: [babel] FEATURE REQUEST: send results into file
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:24:19 +0200	[thread overview]
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2010/9/29 Sébastien Vauban <wxhgmqzgwmuf@spammotel.com>

> Hi Rainer,
>
> Rainer M Krug wrote:
> > Based on a discussion in the thread "Problem with PROPERTIES :OPTIONS:
> when
> > exporting subtree", The idea came ub by Mathew Lundin to be able to "send
> > the results or a source code block (either executed code or exported org
> > snippets) via babel to a target in an external file.".
> >
> > The scenario or context in which the idea came up:
> >
> > I am using org babel for literate programming and I document my
> parameters
> > for simulations in a table in org. Now when writing a paper, for which I
> use
> > a different program (I use LyX), but I still would like to include the
> > tables from my original org file in them. Therefore I was looking for a
> > possibility to export ONLY the table into a .tex file, so that it can be
> > included in the LyX / LaTeX via \input{theTable.tex} . Therefore I would
> > need an export of the table in LaTeX format, but no preamble or anything.
>
> *Side question*, because this is quite important, I think: why are you
> still
> using LyX directly?
>

Because it is easier for me? Don't get me wrong - I really like org mode and
org babel - I can not imagine working without them (wait - I did that until
about a year ago...). But for writing papers for publication, other tools
are more suitable FOR ME: These papers do not include any literate
programming and no to be executed code, and I really like the interface of
LyX for writing. More even then a text editor for LaTeX (however advanced or
not it may be), it does what it is supposed to be doing: to let me
concentrate on the contents of the paper. But as I said, that is my personal
opinion, and others might prefer other approaches.

>
> For my literate programming needs, I've been able to completely forget
> about
> my past ways to do:
>
> - Nuweb (in MS Windows) extensions to LaTeX
> - Noweb (in Linux) extensions to LaTeX
>
> and switch, with much more benefits, to Org-only files.

Yes - concerning programming, literate programming, documenting the source
code, etc., org mode with org-babel is PERFECT.

> What is stopping you from being able to do so?

As I said - org is getting close to being a swiss army knife, but I tried to
open a bottle with it and my screen broke - so I still use a bottle opener
for that...

> That root cause should be fixed, IMHO -- if doable, of course...
>
>
> > As far as I was told, this possibility does not exist in org.
>
> If I understand correctly, this is, indeed, the difficulty Eric exposed us,
> when I was working on the isodoc letter (trying to convert Org blocks to
> LaTeX, and get everything assembled upon exporting).
>

Effectively, yes - except that the org block converted to LaTeX should be
available in files, which can be used from other programs as well.

Cheers,

Rainer

> Best regards,
>  Seb
>
> --
> Sébastien Vauban
>
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