Document Classes ⇒ Unexpected problem with document class »elsarticle«

[Orofea]

Hi all,

I have just installed the elsevier class elsart.cls (I think I did it fine, since I did not receive any error message), but I while compiling I receive the next error message ! You can't use `\end' in internal vertical mode.. This error appear in the line in where I have written the \end{document} command.
Since the only thing I have changed in the .tex file is changing
\documentclass[a4paper, twocolumn,english]{paper}
into
\documentclass[preprint,english]{elsarticle}

I do not know if the problem is in the installation or in the .tex file.

Can anyone help me? Thank you!

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Orofea,

perhaps try to reduce a copy of your code to a minimal example which produces this problem and post it here.

Stefan

[Orofea]

Hi Stefan,

I have reduced the code as much as i could. Here it is

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\documentclass[preprint,english]{elsarticle}
\usepackage{layout}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath, latexsym, soul, color, type1cm,dsfont, float, fancyhdr}
\usepackage[official]{eurosym}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\pagestyle{headings}
\title{title}
\author{authors}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\abstract{abstract}
\section{Introduction}
section1
\section{Experimental set up}
section2
\section{Measurements and results}
section3
\subsection{X axis}
X
\subsection{Y axis}
Y
\subsection{Z axis}
 Z
\subsection{Compressor}
 compressor.
\section{Conclusions}
conclusions
\begin{thebibliography}{99}
\bibitem{1} book1
\end{thebibliography}
\end{document}

And I keep receiving the same error.

Thanks!

[localghost]

Are you sure that your are using the stuff concerning the abstract correctly? Perhaps you should take a look at the elsarticle manual for clarification.


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten

[Orofea]

Thank god!
Problem solved!

Keen eye, Thorsten!!

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\documentclass[preprint,english]{elsarticle}
\usepackage{layout}
\usepackage[latin1]{inputenc}
\usepackage{babel}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{amsmath, latexsym, soul, color, type1cm,dsfont, float, fancyhdr}
\usepackage[official]{eurosym}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{abstract}
\pagestyle{headings}

\title{title}
\author{authors}

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
abstract
\end{abstract}

The rest of the code remains the same.
The problem was in the abstract. It was subtle difference, but still, an important difference...