Re: [O] Editing using emacs-lisp after export

[John Rakestraw]

Hi, Rajat --

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> > From: John Rakestraw [mailto:address@hidden 
> > Sent: mercredi 30 novembre 2011 21:48
> > To: Mukherjee,Rajat,LAUSANNE,Clinical Operations
> > Cc: address@hidden
> > Subject: Re: [O] Editing using emacs-lisp after export

> > Hi, Rajat --

> > > I use org-mode to generate documents with latex and R codes. I also
> > > use some R function (package: Hmisc) to generate latex tables. One
> > > of the functions produces a blank line with-in the table environment
> > > which causes a fatal error in the .tex file. Is there a way that I
> > > can use emacs-lisp commands like "replace-string" from within the
> > > .org file to act on the .tex file that is exported or other
> > > "#+options:" for export that will do this edit without having to
> > > open the .tex file? Thank you for your help.

> > I definitely don't consider myself a guru, but I had a similar
> > problem. I built a function that finds and removes the empty line and
> > then added this via add-hook to org-export-latex-final-hook. I suspect
> > one of the real gurus can suggest a better way to do this, but this
> > works for me.

> > Here's my code that you can adapt as necessary.

> > (defun remove-line-from-exam.tex ()

> > (if (search-forward-regexp "\\documentclass\[[0-9]+pt]{exam}" nil t nil)
> >     (while (re-search-forward "\\\\question\n\n" nil t)
> >       (replace-match "\\\\question\n"))))

> > (add-hook 'org-export-latex-final-hook (function
> > remove-line-from-exam.tex))

> Hi John,
> Many thanks for the hint. I tried something similar, it works when I
> export (using L) to temporary buffer but not when I use the usual [l] or
> [d] export options. Is there a different hook that needs to be used
> here? Many thanks.

My set-up works when I export to pdf (using the [d] export option).
Perhaps you could post your adaptation and someone can figure out why your
function doesn't work. 

--John
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John Rakestraw