Graphics, Figures & Tables ⇒ Query with complex longtable formatting

[wfitzgerald]

Dear Latex Experts,

I have a table that I intend to span multiple (landscape) pages.

I understand that I can use the following package:

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\usepackage{longtable}

Examples I have seen, assume that there is only one row of column names and all data rows comply with that initial row of column names.

I would like to have some data rows map to one row of columns and another set of data rows to a second row of column headings within the same table.

Is this possible to achieve the following table style using a long table?

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\begin{landscape}
\begin{table}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{|p{0.5in} |l |l |l|}
	\hline
	\textbf{Control} & \multicolumn{3}{|p{7in}|}{\textbf{Guideline Description}}\\ \hline
	Ctl-1&\multicolumn{3}{|p{7in}|}{Some description about the control}\\ \cline{2-4}%\hline	
	&\textbf{Threat} & \textbf{Vulnerability} & \textbf{Countermeasure} \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \hline
	Ctl-2&\multicolumn{3}{|p{7in}|}{Some description about the control}\\ \cline{2-4}%\hline	
	&\textbf{Threat} & \textbf{Vulnerability} & \textbf{Countermeasure} \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \hline
	Ctl-3&\multicolumn{3}{|p{7in}|}{Some description about the control}\\ \cline{2-4}%\hline	
	&\textbf{Threat} & \textbf{Vulnerability} & \textbf{Countermeasure} \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \cline{2-4}
	& some threat & some vulnerability & some countermeasure \\ \hline	
\end{tabular}
\caption{Some Table Caption Goes here}
\label{mylabel}
\end{table}
\end{landscape}

regards,
Will

[wfitzgerald]

Solution was not to specify any parameters for

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\endfirsthead

and to manually define where to create a new page.