[Tex/LaTex] How to include graphics with spaces in their path

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I want to import graphics into my main input file using the macro \includegraphics. It does not work if the filename contains spaces.

Include image with spaces in path directory to be processed with dvips also discusses this subject, but there is no solution there.

My compilation routine is latex->dvips->ps2pdf (because of PSTricks).

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Try etoolbox package:

\usepackage{etoolbox}
\makeatletter
\patchcmd{\Ginclude@eps}{"#1"}{#1}{}{}
\makeatother
...
\includegraphics{"file name.eps"}

The macro \Ginclude@eps is defined in the file dvips.def. It uses \special{PSfile="#1"\space ... which causes problems if additional "" are used. I patched this, such that it behaves like it was written PSfile=#1 and it worked for me in a test with an eps file with a space in the name and dvips.

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[Tex/LaTex] How to use latex to include EPS images with spaces in theirs names and paths

The \special for dvips' EPS file support already uses quotes, e.g.:

PSfile="a b c/d e f.eps" llx=0 lly=0 urx=24 ury=24 rwi=240

However, the graphics package has to do much more:

File exists?
Without extension? Try out the extensions, given in the extension list.
Searching via \graphicspath.
Driver specific: \Gread@eps reads the PostScript file to find the bounding box.

Package grffile deals with the first three items, if option space is given. The last item needs patching (at least until I might update grffile):

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{graphicx}

\usepackage[space]{grffile}
\usepackage{etoolbox}
\makeatletter
\patchcmd\Gread@eps{\@inputcheck#1 }{\@inputcheck"#1"\relax}{}{}
\makeatother

\begin{document}
\includegraphics{a b c/d e f.eps}
\includegraphics{a b c/d e f}
\graphicspath{{a b c/}}
\includegraphics{d e f.eps}
\includegraphics{d e f}
\end{document}

[Tex/LaTex] Best practice to include (standalone precompiled) graphics

If I were you, I would do the following:

In order to make your common settings accessible for all figures, diagrams, documents, etc, put the settings into a single package, namely, mycommon.sty. Register this package globally so you can use it throughout your projects. If you don't know how to do this, see my answer here (click).
If you want your diagram or figures to be accessible for other projects, put them in a separate directory that is higher than the project directories. For example,
```
<any directory>\Diagrams\
<any directory>\Diagrams\Projects\Project-01\
<any directory>\Diagrams\Projects\Project-02\
```

To get a tight drawing for each diagram, use standalone document class as follows

\documentclass[pstricks,border=12pt,12pt]{standalone}
\usepackage{mycommon}
\begin{document}
% your drawing code goes here...
\end{document}

Also load your package for common settings.

Compile each diagram with the appropriate compilers to get a PDF version. It will save a lot of your time when compiling the main input file of your projects.
Import the PDF diagrams from within the main input file of your projects. And compile the main input file with pdflatex (recommended because it is fully supported by microtype package). You may also load the mycommon package if necessary.

\includegraphics from graphicx will do the job of importing diagrams. You can set \graphicspath{{../../Diagrams/}} to shorten your path when invoking \includegraphics.

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[Tex/LaTex] How to use latex to include EPS images with spaces in theirs names and paths

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