Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ can't produce this table - error saying too may &'s!!

[eoinkm]

Hey guys,

I am writing my thesis at the moment and am getting extremely frustrated over this table:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/lh/photo/ ... directlink

that i'm trying to produce on LaTeX.

The majority of it is working however I'm receiving errors saying that there are too many
&s.

so far I have come up with this:

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\begin{table}[!h]
\begin{center}
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
\textbf{Virus}& \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{RABIES}& \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{VSVG}& \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{EBOLA}& \multicolumn{5}{|c|}{MOKOLA} \\ \hline
\textbf{Administration}&i.v.&i.m.&i.s.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.t.&i.v.&i.m.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.s.&i.t.\\ \hline
BRAIN&+&+&++&+&-&-&-&+&-&+&-&+&+&+\\ \cline{1-14}
S.CORD&+&+&+++&+&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&+&-\\ \cline{1-14}
P.NERVES&+&++&++&-&-&+/-&-&+&-&+/-&+&+/-&+&+/-\\ \cline{1-14}
HEART&+/-&-&-&++&+&-&+&+/-&+&+&+&++&-&++\\ \cline{1-14}
DIAPHRAGM&+/-&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \cline{1-14}
LIVER&+&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \cline{1-14}
SK.MUSCLE&-&+&-&+&++&++&+++&+/-&+&++&+++&+++&+&+++\\ \cline{1-14}
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\setlength{\captionmargin}{10pt}\caption{Themis results}
\label{themis}
\end{table}

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If you build this yourself though you will see the problem that I'm having. The last column is not appearing correctly with the data jumping down a line to the first column.
Thanks,
eoinkm

[marco_d]

Hello,

you forgot the declaration of the last column.

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\documentclass{scrreprt}
\usepackage[ngerman]{babel}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{caption,rotating}
\begin{document}
\begin{sidewaystable}
    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
    \textbf{Virus}& \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{RABIES}& \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{VSVG}& \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{EBOLA}& \multicolumn{5}{|c|}{MOKOLA} \\ \hline
    \textbf{Administration}&i.v.&i.m.&i.s.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.t.&i.v.&i.m.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.s.&i.t.\\ \hline
    BRAIN&+&+&++&+&-&-&-&+&-&+&-&+&+&+\\ \hline
    S.CORD&+&+&+++&+&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&+&-\\ \hline
    P.NERVES&+&++&++&-&-&+/-&-&+&-&+/-&+&+/-&+&+/-\\ \hline
    HEART&+/-&-&-&++&+&-&+&+/-&+&+&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    DIAPHRAGM&+/-&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    LIVER&+&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    SK.MUSCLE&-&+&-&+&++&++&+++&+/-&+&++&+++&+++&+&+++\\ \hline
    \end{tabular}
     \setlength{\captionmargin}{10pt}\caption{Themis results}
     \label{themis}
\end{sidewaystable}
\end{document} 

But it is a terrible table. You should read booktabs

Marco

[eoinkm]

Hey marco_d,

thanks for your reply. I have tried what you suggested however there were some problems:

1. I can't have a sideways table!!
2. It still didn't come out correct however when I started a new fresh document I pasted what you wrote and it worked perfectly.

Could it be something to do with the packages I'm using shown below:

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\documentclass[a4paper,oneside]{book}
\pagestyle{headings}
\setlength{\parskip}{0.2cm}
\setlength{\parindent}{0cm}

\usepackage{caption,rotating}
\usepackage{graphicx,color,sectsty}
\usepackage[margin=3.75cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage[small]{caption}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{sidecap}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{citesort}
%\usepackage{xtabular}
\usepackage{colortbl}

\onehalfspacing
\renewcommand{\chaptername}{Section}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{4}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{4}
\begin{document}

etc.etc.

Hope you can help.

eoinkm

P.S. I know it's an awful table but I can't change it since I'm referencing it.

[marco_d]

Hello,

the error message has the following reason. You load the package "caption" two times. An other possibility you can use the resizebox. We see that the width of the table are too large.
Here is an example:

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\documentclass[a4paper,oneside]{book}
\pagestyle{headings}
\setlength{\parskip}{0.2cm}
\setlength{\parindent}{0cm}

\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{graphicx,color,sectsty}
\usepackage[margin=3.75cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage[small]{caption}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{sidecap}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
%\usepackage{citesort}
%\usepackage{xtabular}
\usepackage{colortbl}

\onehalfspacing
\renewcommand{\chaptername}{Section}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{4}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{4}
\begin{document}
\begin{sidewaystable}
    \centering
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
    \textbf{Virus}& \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{RABIES}& \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{VSVG}& \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{EBOLA}& \multicolumn{5}{|c|}{MOKOLA} \\ \hline
    \textbf{Administration}&i.v.&i.m.&i.s.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.t.&i.v.&i.m.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.s.&i.t.\\ \hline
    BRAIN&+&+&++&+&-&-&-&+&-&+&-&+&+&+\\ \hline
    S.CORD&+&+&+++&+&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&+&-\\ \hline
    P.NERVES&+&++&++&-&-&+/-&-&+&-&+/-&+&+/-&+&+/-\\ \hline
    HEART&+/-&-&-&++&+&-&+&+/-&+&+&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    DIAPHRAGM&+/-&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    LIVER&+&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    SK.MUSCLE&-&+&-&+&++&++&+++&+/-&+&++&+++&+++&+&+++\\ \hline
    \end{tabular}
     \setlength{\captionmargin}{10pt}\caption{Themis results}
     \label{themis1}
\end{sidewaystable}
\begin{table}[ht]
    \centering
    \resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
    \textbf{Virus}& \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{RABIES}& \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{VSVG}& \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{EBOLA}& \multicolumn{5}{|c|}{MOKOLA} \\ \hline
    \textbf{Administration}&i.v.&i.m.&i.s.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.t.&i.v.&i.m.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.s.&i.t.\\ \hline
    BRAIN&+&+&++&+&-&-&-&+&-&+&-&+&+&+\\ \hline
    S.CORD&+&+&+++&+&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&+&-\\ \hline
    P.NERVES&+&++&++&-&-&+/-&-&+&-&+/-&+&+/-&+&+/-\\ \hline
    HEART&+/-&-&-&++&+&-&+&+/-&+&+&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    DIAPHRAGM&+/-&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    LIVER&+&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    SK.MUSCLE&-&+&-&+&++&++&+++&+/-&+&++&+++&+++&+&+++\\ \hline
    \end{tabular}}
     \setlength{\captionmargin}{10pt}\caption{Themis results}
     \label{themis}
\end{table}
\end{document} 

The problem is, that the table is very small. An other alternative you can use the font option small.


Marco

EDIT: Maybe you can split the table in two tabulars. The first one with RABIES and VSVG and the other one with EBOLA and MOKOLA.

[eoinkm]

thank you so much,

it works now with the resize command. I've been trying to do this for days!

Could you help me with one more thing??
How do I color the boxes that are shown in the image on my picasa?

eoinkm

[marco_d]

thank you so much,
How do I color the boxes that are shown in the image on my picasa?

Hello,

I don't know what you mean. Picasa is a program. Or do you want colored rows? Please register my signature

Marco

[eoinkm]

Hi,

In my first post I have added a link to picasa which shows an image of the table I'm producing.
On that image there are a few of the cells that are coloured and I would like to know
how to do this.

Any idea?

eoinkm

P.S. how do i register your signature?

[marco_d]

Hello,

Now I know picase. I thought it is a special word in English.

The command you need is "cellcolor". The code is part of the package xcolor. Here the example:

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\documentclass[a4paper,oneside]{book}
\pagestyle{headings}
\setlength{\parskip}{0.2cm}
\setlength{\parindent}{0cm}

\usepackage{rotating}
\usepackage{graphicx,sectsty}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}
\usepackage[margin=3.75cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{setspace}
\usepackage{textcomp}
\usepackage[small]{caption}
\usepackage{multirow}
\usepackage{sidecap}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
%\usepackage{citesort}
%\usepackage{xtabular}
\usepackage{colortbl}

\onehalfspacing
\renewcommand{\chaptername}{Section}
\setcounter{secnumdepth}{4}
\setcounter{tocdepth}{4}
\begin{document}

\begin{table}[ht]
    \centering
    \resizebox{\textwidth}{!}{
    \begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
    \textbf{Virus}& \multicolumn{3}{|c|}{RABIES}& \multicolumn{4}{|c|}{VSVG}& \multicolumn{2}{|c|}{EBOLA}& \multicolumn{5}{|c|}{MOKOLA} \\ \hline
    \textbf{Administration}&i.v.&i.m.&i.s.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.t.&i.v.&i.m.&i.v.&i.m.&i.p.&i.s.&i.t.\\ \hline
    BRAIN&+&+&++&+&-&-&-&+&-&+&-&+&+&+\\ \hline
    S.CORD&+&+&+++&+&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&-&+&-\\ \hline
    P.NERVES&+&++&++&-&-&+/-&-&+&-&+/-&+&+/-&+&+/-\\ \hline
    HEART&+/-&-&-&++&+&-&+&+/-&+&+&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    DIAPHRAGM&+/-&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    LIVER&+&-&-&+++&+&+/-&-&+&+&++&+&++&-&++\\ \hline
    SK.MUSCLE&-&+&-&\cellcolor{yellow}+&++&++&\cellcolor{yellow}+++&+/-&+&++&+++&+++&+&+++\\ \hline
    \end{tabular}}
     \setlength{\captionmargin}{10pt}\caption{Themis results}
     \label{themis}
\end{table}
\end{document} 

The hint to my signature has the reason that I am German. I am registered here to improve my English.

Marco

[eoinkm]

thanks for that, it worked however some of the lines of the table don't appear now.
Do you know why this is?

eoinkm

[marco_d]

thanks for that, it worked however some of the lines of the table don't appear now.

Hello,

It looks so. When I zoom in with the adobe (1600%) there is no difference. When you are printing the table, are there any problems?

Another possibility you can use the multicolumn command together with the columncolor. This command has two optional arguments, one for the left and one for the right margin.

Marco