> I know that this has 'been done' but I'm not sure how to go about it > myself. I would like to link to an external source code file and 'pull > it in' to my compiled document when I use pdflatex. I would like to > apply source code highlighting, although that's not essential (the > language I'm using is not one that is supported by any of the tools). What language? Highlight manages over 120 of them.
> I worked out how to import external code, but not how to maintain a > link. Do I need to use ERT? Can LyX be set to use 'highlight' on-the-fly > as for graphics formats, or must I prepare the latex by hand? Here are how I do it. When setup, it works automatically. http://www.taljaren.se/MinLyXTutorial.html (same as pdf) http://www.taljaren.se/MinLyXTutorial.pdf