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I am using org-mode to write my labbook. Each experiment is an org-file that is exported to PDF when finished. Currently, I am linking to previous experiments by using the resulting PDF. Is it possible to link to org-files instead and have org-mode convert the link to PDF once exported?

This would make it easier to jump from experiment to experiment inside Emacs and from PDF to PDF once exported.

I am aware that this is done for HTML export. How do I set this up for LaTeX export?

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  • Can you share one of your books (google drive?) if you don't mind? I'm a org user but I have not be able to use it for anything other than organizing / planning / scheduling. I would like to see how you are doing your lab book.
    – Prasanna
    Jan 10, 2017 at 15:10
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    I think it would be best to apply org export filters. orgmode.org/org.html#Advanced-configuration
    – Dieter.Wilhelm
    Jan 11, 2017 at 6:12
  • @Prasanna I am using the setup by the Kitchin lab - Scimax with which I created a projectile project for each project I am working in. Inside each project I create a folder for each experiment (I give each experiment a number). Then inside that folder I have the .org file for the experiment in which I write down my purpose for the experiment, the procedure (which are also TODO tasks that are scheduled) and my data analysis (with R/ESS) and results from the experiment. The org-file is then exported via latex to PDF.
    – Cumol
    Jan 11, 2017 at 13:20
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    @Dieter.Wilhelm thank you for the suggestion, I will give it a look.
    – Cumol
    Jan 11, 2017 at 13:21
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    @Dieter.Wilhelm at the end I did the following: (defun my-latex-filter-macro (text backend info) "Replace .org with .pdf" (when (org-export-derived-backend-p backend 'latex) (replace-regexp-in-string "\\.org" ".pdf" text))) (add-to-list 'org-export-filter-link-functions 'my-latex-filter-macro)
    – Cumol
    Mar 29, 2019 at 9:42

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In the end I did the following:

(defun my-latex-filter-macro (text backend info)

  "Replace .org with .pdf"

  (when (org-export-derived-backend-p backend 'latex)

    (replace-regexp-in-string "\\.org" ".pdf" text)))



(add-to-list 'org-export-filter-link-functions

             'my-latex-filter-macro)
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