[Tex/LaTex] How to automate using biber in MiKTeX-TeXworks

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I have MikTeX 2.9, 32-bit, Windows 7, all the latest updates are there. I'm using TeXworks ( pdflatex + makeindex + bibtex).

When I use biblatex package with option [backend=biber] I have no bibliography printed at all. If I run biber.exe over my file manually, then everything works fine.

My question is: How can I set up TeXworks, so it uses biber.exe when needed (i.e. I would like to havepdflatex + makeindex + biber typesetting)? I did not find any manual regarding the case. If there is such manual, could anybody point me out to it?

Best Answer

Let me suggest an other tool.

Every document has its own requirements regarding the compilation. As you wrote you need pdflatex, makeindex and biber. My recommended tool allows the setting of the compilation out of the tex file. The tool is named arara

Next to the short online introduction the author Paulo Cereda provides a complete manual which can be downloaded here: arara at github (download part)

arara provided and installer with some predefined rules. Based on your requirement you can setup you main tex file header as follows:

% arara: pdflatex: { draft: true }
% arara: makeindex: {  style: stylefile.ist }
% arara: biber
% arara: pdflatex: { synctex: true }
% arara: pdflatex: { synctex: true }

If you need only one compilation e.g. pdflatex you can comment the other assignments with a previous !:

% !arara: pdflatex: { draft: true }
% !arara: makeindex: {  style: stylefile.ist }
% !arara: biber
% !arara: pdflatex: { synctex: true }
% arara: pdflatex: { synctex: true }

The different compilation rules have more options and can be modified for your specification easily.

The integration and usage of the tool arara in TeXworks is described in the manual in section 4.1.

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