Maybe try: 

\starttable 
\bTD $\Vert r1c1\Vert$ \eTD
\stoptable

On Wed, 21 Dec 2022 at 11:39, Ursula Hermann via ntg-context <ntg-context@ntg.nl> wrote:

Dear List,

In this tabular I wanted to set \Vert. But when I compile it,

\starttable

  \bTD \Vert r1c1\Vert

  \bTD \bf r1c2 \eTD

  \bTD \bf r1c3 \eTD

  \bTD \bf r1c4 \eTD

\eTR

\bTR

  \bTD r2c1 \eTD

  \bTD r2c2 \eTD

  \bTD[nr=2] r2c3 \eTD

  \bTD r2c4 \eTD

\eTR

\bTR

  \bTD r3c1 \eTD

  \bTD r3c2 \eTD

  \bTD r3c4 \eTD

\eTR

\bTR

  \bTD r4c1 \eTD

  \bTD r4c2 \eTD

  \bTD[nr=3] r4c3 \eTD

  \bTD[nr=3] r4c4 \eTD

\eTR

\bTR

  \bTD r5c1 \eTD

  \bTD r5c2 \eTD

\eTR

\bTR

  \bTD r6c1 \eTD

  \bTD r6c2 \eTD

\eTR

\stoptable

 

I get this :

Command Line:   C:\texlive\2022\bin\win32\context.exe --synctex=1 "Tabular.tex"

Startup Folder: C:\texlive\My Documents\My Documents

 

 

resolvers       | formats | executing runner 'run luatex format': C:/texlive/2022/bin/win32/luatex --jobname="Tabular" --fmt=C:/texlive/2022/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=C:/texlive/2022/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/formats/luatex/cont-en.lui cont-yes.mkiv --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./Tabular.tex" --c:input="./Tabular.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:synctex="1" --c:texmfbinpath="C:/texlive/2022/bin/win32"

This is LuaTeX, Version 1.15.0 (TeX Live 2022)

 system commands enabled.

open source     > level 1, order 1, name 'C:/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-yes.mkiv'

system          >

system          > ConTeXt  ver: 2021.03.05 19:11 MKIV  fmt: 2022.10.11  int: english/english

system          >

system          > 'cont-new.mkiv' loaded

open source     > level 2, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv'

system          > beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.mkiv

close source    > level 2, order 2, name 'C:/texlive/2022/texmf-dist/tex/context/base/mkiv/cont-new.mkiv'

system          > files > jobname 'Tabular', input './Tabular', result 'Tabular'

fonts           > latin modern fonts are not preloaded

languages       > language 'en' is active

system          > synctex functionality is enabled, expect 5-10 pct runtime overhead!

open source     > level 2, order 3, name 'C:/texlive/My Documents/My Documents/Tabular.tex'

fonts           > beware: no fonts are loaded yet, using 'lm mono' in box

 

tex error       > tex error on line 2 in file C:/texlive/My Documents/My Documents/Tabular.tex: ! Use of \csname\endcsname doesn't match its definition

 

 

\tabl_table_restart_indeed #1->\gdef \tabl_table_restart {#1}\tabl_table_restart \tabl_table_insert_head

                                                                                                         \ifsplittables \ifconditional \c_tabl_table_repeat_tail \tablenoalign {\goodbreak }\tabl_table_insert_tail \tablenoalign {\goodbreak }\fi \fi

<to be read again>

\bTD

l.2   \bTD

         \Vert r1c1\Vert

 

1     \starttable

 2 >>    \bTD \Vert r1c1\Vert

3       \bTD \bf r1c2 \eTD

4       \bTD \bf r1c3 \eTD

5       \bTD \bf r1c4 \eTD

6     \eTR

7     \bTR

8       \bTD r2c1 \eTD

9       \bTD r2c2 \eTD

10       \bTD[nr=2] r2c3 \eTD

11       \bTD r2c4 \eTD

12     \eTR

 

mtx-context     | fatal error: return code: 1

How can I write it in the right way?

Uschi

 

 

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