> xelatex "\def\istwocol{1} \input{./tmpmyfile.tex} -max-print-line=2048 > -c-style-errors -interaction=batchmode"
You are applying the options too late so they are ignored. xelatex -max-print-line=2048 -c-style-errors -interaction=batchmode "\def\istwocol{1} \input{./tmpmyfile.tex}" David -------------------------------------------------- Subscriptions, Archive, and List information, etc.: http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/xetex