Re: Tabulate problem

[VnPenguin <vnpenguin@gmail.com>]

On Tue, 21 Dec 2004 19:03:57 +0200, Mari Voipio <mari.voipio@iki.fi> wrote:
> VnPenguin wrote:
> > ----------- begin code ----------------------------
> > \starttext
> > \starttabulate[|l|l|]
> > \NC foo \NC cmd 2>&1 | grep bar \NC \NR
> > \stoptabulate
> > \stoptext
> > --------------- end code ------------------------------
> >
> > When I changed "&" by "\&" I have the same error.
> > Anyone could tell me how to fix it please.
> 
> Your code has another special character besides the ampersand (&); it is
> the 'pipe' (i.e. | ). If the pipe is taken away, the file compiles
> perfectly.
> I very recently found out that having 'mismatched' pipes *really* makes
> a mess - and of course I messed up in a text with table code and it took
> me ages to figure out that there was nothing wrong with my table and the
> problem was my stupid pipe.
> 
> I had to fiddle with your "greater than" sign, too, after I got the file
> to compile at all (and there might be an easier way), but this compiles
> into nice healthy pdf on my TeXLive:
> 
> -------------- start code -----------------------------------
> 
> \setupoutput[pdf] %remove this line if you don't want pdf
> 
> \starttext
> \starttabulate[|l|l|]
> \NC foo \NC cmd 2 \type{>}\&1 \type{|} grep bar \NC \NR
> \stoptabulate
> \stoptext
> 
> -------------- end code --------------------------------------
> 
> Hope this helps!

Thank you so much,
I'll try this now.

Regards,
Quy NGUYEN -DAI