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pdf.latex

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Construct a pdf file from a "latex" file. See Hmisc::latex for concepts.

Description

Construct a "pdf" file from a "latex" file. See latex for concepts.

Usage

pdf.latex(latex.object, ..., file, overwrite = TRUE, copy.mode = TRUE, copy.date = TRUE)

Arguments

`latex.object`	Result from a call to `Hmisc::latex()`.
`...`	Optional arguments to `Hmisc::dvi()`
`file`	File name in `getwd()` to place resulting pdf file.
`overwrite`	If the file already exists, `TRUE` means replace it.
`copy.mode`, `copy.date`	If `TRUE` copy file mode and date from temporary directory to `getwd()`.

Value

Filename of class "dvi"

Author(s)

Richard M. Heiberger <rmh@temple.edu>

Examples

## you will normally need these options.  See ?Hmisc::latex for details.
options(latexcmd='pdflatex')
options(dviExtension='pdf')
options(xdvicmd='open')  ## Macintosh, Windows,      SMP linux

## Not run: 
## these examples place files in your current working directory

## matrix
tmp <- array(1:20, c(4,5), list(LETTERS[1:4], LETTERS[5:9]))
tmp

pdf.latex(latex(tmp)) ## for matrix, accept the default structure.tex and structure.pdf filenames.

pdf.latex(latex(tmp, title="tmp")) ## specify name of .tex and .pdf file.



## 3D array
tmp3 <- array(1:40, c(4,5,2), list(LETTERS[1:4], LETTERS[5:9], LETTERS[10:11]))
tmp3

pdf.latex(latex(tmp3)) ## for array, the default base filename is the
                       ##  name of the argument, hence tmp3.tex and tmp3.pdf

pdf.latex(latex(tmp3, title="somethingelse")) ## or specify somethingelse

## End(Not run)

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