General ⇒ Missing control sequence inserted - package not loaded?

[Matty]

Hi there,

I hope someone could help me!! I'm new here so please forgive my newbness. Please let me know if i'v broken any rules - I'm in a huge hurry to get this finished so i only had a quick glance over the rules...
I'm getting an error when I'm compiling that I can't seem to fix. I've tried to make small version that replicates the error I'm getting but when i do the error doesn't appear any more - it only appears when i compile the full document. I have a feeling it might be something to do with a package that I'm calling.. any way i'll post what i get here..
package - astron
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/biblio/ ... ib/astron/

here's the packages i'm calling;

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\documentclass[manuscript]{article}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\usepackage{astron}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage[perpage]{footmisc}

And here is the message i get (well this is the top half of the error - i think the problem lies in "Missing control sequence inserted";

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This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) (format=latex 2009.2.19)  31 OCT 2009 13:44
entering extended mode
 %&-line parsing enabled.
**LitReview.tex
(./LitReview.tex
LaTeX2e <2005/12/01>
Babel <v3.8h> and hyphenation patterns for english, usenglishmax, dumylang, noh
yphenation, ukrainian, russian, bulgarian, loaded.
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/size10.clo
File: size10.clo 2005/09/16 v1.4f Standard LaTeX file (size option)
)
\c@part=\count79
\c@section=\count80
\c@subsection=\count81
\c@subsubsection=\count82
\c@paragraph=\count83
\c@subparagraph=\count84
\c@figure=\count85
\c@table=\count86
\abovecaptionskip=\skip41
\belowcaptionskip=\skip42
\bibindent=\dimen102
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsmath.sty
Package: amsmath 2000/07/18 v2.13 AMS math features
\@mathmargin=\skip43

For additional information on amsmath, use the `?' option.
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amstext.sty
Package: amstext 2000/06/29 v2.01

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsgen.sty
File: amsgen.sty 1999/11/30 v2.0
\@emptytoks=\toks14
\ex@=\dimen103
))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsbsy.sty
Package: amsbsy 1999/11/29 v1.2d
\pmbraise@=\dimen104
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsmath/amsopn.sty
Package: amsopn 1999/12/14 v2.01 operator names
)
\inf@bad=\count87
LaTeX Info: Redefining \frac on input line 211.
\uproot@=\count88
\leftroot@=\count89
LaTeX Info: Redefining \overline on input line 307.
\classnum@=\count90
\DOTSCASE@=\count91
LaTeX Info: Redefining \ldots on input line 379.
LaTeX Info: Redefining \dots on input line 382.
LaTeX Info: Redefining \cdots on input line 467.
\Mathstrutbox@=\box26
\strutbox@=\box27
\big@size=\dimen105
LaTeX Font Info:    Redeclaring font encoding OML on input line 567.
LaTeX Font Info:    Redeclaring font encoding OMS on input line 568.
\macc@depth=\count92
\c@MaxMatrixCols=\count93
\dotsspace@=\muskip10
\c@parentequation=\count94
\dspbrk@lvl=\count95
\tag@help=\toks15
\row@=\count96
\column@=\count97
\maxfields@=\count98
\andhelp@=\toks16
\eqnshift@=\dimen106
\alignsep@=\dimen107
\tagshift@=\dimen108
\tagwidth@=\dimen109
\totwidth@=\dimen110
\lineht@=\dimen111
\@envbody=\toks17
\multlinegap=\skip44
\multlinetaggap=\skip45
\mathdisplay@stack=\toks18
LaTeX Info: Redefining \[ on input line 2666.
LaTeX Info: Redefining \] on input line 2667.
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsfonts/amssymb.sty
Package: amssymb 2002/01/22 v2.2d

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsfonts/amsfonts.sty
Package: amsfonts 2001/10/25 v2.2f
\symAMSa=\mathgroup4
\symAMSb=\mathgroup5
LaTeX Font Info:    Overwriting math alphabet `\mathfrak' in version `bold'
(Font)                  U/euf/m/n --> U/euf/b/n on input line 132.
))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/graphicx.sty
Package: graphicx 1999/02/16 v1.0f Enhanced LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
\KV@toks@=\toks19
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/graphics.sty
Package: graphics 2006/02/20 v1.0o Standard LaTeX Graphics (DPC,SPQR)

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/trig.sty
Package: trig 1999/03/16 v1.09 sin cos tan (DPC)
)
(/etc/texmf/tex/latex/config/graphics.cfg
File: graphics.cfg 2007/01/18 v1.5 graphics configuration of teTeX/TeXLive
)
Package graphics Info: Driver file: dvips.def on input line 90.

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/dvips.def
File: dvips.def 1999/02/16 v3.0i Driver-dependant file (DPC,SPQR)
))
\Gin@req@height=\dimen112
\Gin@req@width=\dimen113
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/subfigure/subfigure.sty
Package: subfigure 2002/03/15 v2.1.5 subfigure package
\subfigtopskip=\skip46
\subfigcapskip=\skip47
\subfigcaptopadj=\dimen114
\subfigbottomskip=\skip48
\subfigcapmargin=\dimen115
\subfiglabelskip=\skip49
\c@subfigure=\count99
\c@lofdepth=\count100
\c@subtable=\count101
\c@lotdepth=\count102

****************************************
* Local config file subfigure.cfg used *
****************************************
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/subfigure/subfigure.cfg)
\subfig@top=\skip50
\subfig@bottom=\skip51
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/ltxmisc/threeparttable.sty
Package: threeparttable 2003/06/13  v 3.0
\@tempboxb=\box28
) (./astron.sty)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/tools/array.sty
Package: array 2005/08/23 v2.4b Tabular extension package (FMi)
\col@sep=\dimen116
\extrarowheight=\dimen117
\NC@list=\toks20
\extratabsurround=\skip52
\backup@length=\skip53
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/footmisc/footmisc.sty
Package: footmisc 2005/03/17 v5.3d a miscellany of footnote facilities
\FN@temptoken=\toks21
\footnotemargin=\dimen118
\c@pp@next@reset=\count103
\c@@fnserial=\count104
Package footmisc Info: Declaring symbol style bringhurst on input line 817.
Package footmisc Info: Declaring symbol style chicago on input line 818.
Package footmisc Info: Declaring symbol style wiley on input line 819.
Package footmisc Info: Declaring symbol style lamport-robust on input line 823.

Package footmisc Info: Declaring symbol style lamport* on input line 831.
Package footmisc Info: Declaring symbol style lamport*-robust on input line 840
.
)

LaTeX Warning: Unused global option(s):
    [manuscript].

(./LitReview.aux)
\openout1 = `LitReview.aux'.

LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OML/cmm/m/it on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for T1/cmr/m/n on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OT1/cmr/m/n on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OMS/cmsy/m/n on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for OMX/cmex/m/n on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    Checking defaults for U/cmr/m/n on input line 21.
LaTeX Font Info:    ... okay on input line 21.
 (./aas_macros.tex)
LaTeX Font Info:    Try loading font information for U+msa on input line 32.

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsfonts/umsa.fd
File: umsa.fd 2002/01/19 v2.2g AMS font definitions
)
LaTeX Font Info:    Try loading font information for U+msb on input line 32.

(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/amsfonts/umsb.fd
File: umsb.fd 2002/01/19 v2.2g AMS font definitions
) (./LitReview.toc)
\tf@toc=\write3
\openout3 = `LitReview.toc'.


(./LitReview.lof
! Missing control sequence inserted.
<inserted text> 
                \inaccessible 
l.1 ...ett \let \reserved@d = *\def {\@@par }}}{2}
                                                  
Please don't say `\def cs{...}', say `\def\cs{...}'.
I've inserted an inaccessible control sequence so that your
definition will be completed without mixing me up too badly.
You can recover graciously from this error, if you're
careful; see exercise 27.2 in The TeXbook.

! Missing control sequence inserted.
<inserted text> 
                \inaccessible 
l.2 ...atti\let \reserved@d = *\def {\@@par }}}{3}
                                                  
Please don't say `\def cs{...}', say `\def\cs{...}'.
I've inserted an inaccessible control sequence so that your
definition will be completed without mixing me up too badly.
You can recover graciously from this error, if you're
careful; see exercise 27.2 in The TeXbook.

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! Missing control sequence inserted.
<inserted text> 
                \inaccessible 
l.3 ...nko \let \reserved@d = *\def {\@@par }}}{4}
                                                  
Please don't say `\def cs{...}', say `\def\cs{...}'.
I've inserted an inaccessible control sequence so that your
definition will be completed without mixing me up too badly.
You can recover graciously from this error, if you're
careful; see exercise 27.2 in The TeXbook.

[Matty]

Hi Thorsten,

thanks for the quick reply and for editing my post - i see now how to input code on the board!

I need this package (astron) because my report must follow certain referencing standards and it also includes the \cite*{Author} command which is really useful.

You say that the package is obsolete but i am able to compile a different document with it..

Have you ever seen this before?

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Missing control sequence inserted. ...atti\let \reserved@d = *\def {\@@par }}}{5}

Many thanks,
Matty

[localghost]

I deleted my first reply in the meantime because I wanted to do some testing. If you could provide a minimal working example (MWE) we could find a solution much faster.

And if you could describe the demands for your bibliography style there may be already an appropriate style that you could use [1]. A package considered as obsolete doesn't mean that it wouldn't work at all but it can cause problems in conjunction with other packages.

[1] BibTeX Style Examples


Best regards and welcome to the board
Thorsten¹

[Matty]

OK I've shortened it down as much as i can and still get the same error - looks like it has something to do with the figure i tried to embed. Here is MWE

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\documentclass[manuscript]{article}

\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{amssymb}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{threeparttable}
\usepackage{astron}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage[perpage]{footmisc}

\setlength\topmargin{0in}
\setlength\headheight{0in}
\setlength\headsep{0in}
\setlength\textwidth{6in}
\setlength\textheight{9.5in}
\setlength\oddsidemargin{0.4in}
\setlength\evensidemargin{0.4in}
\setlength\parindent{0.15in}
\setlength\parskip{0.15in}

\begin{document}

\bibliographystyle{astron}
\input{aas_macros.tex}


\title{4th Year Literature Review}
\author{Matthew Molloy\thanks{e-mail - matthewmolloy@dcu.ie}\\Dublin City University\\Glasnevin\\Dublin 9}

\pagebreak

\maketitle
\tableofcontents
\listoffigures

\setcounter{page}{1}
\begin{abstract}

\end{abstract}

\section{Introduction}


\begin{figure}[ht]
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=12cm, height=7cm]{figure3.eps}
\caption{This figure shows the differences in light curves in early time light curves of SNe. It shows the graphic difference in SNe I/IIP/IIL light curves. This figure has been taken from Doggett \cite*{Doggett1985}}
\label{Figure 2}
\end{center}
\end{figure}


\subsection{Binary SNe Events}

\section{Databases}
\bibliography{LitReview.bib} %points to file with references


\appendix
\section{Section Name}


\end{document}

And here is the full error message i get

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[LaTeX] test1.tex => test1.dvi (latex)
[LaTeX] finished with exit status 1
test1.tex:0: Unused global option(s):[manuscript].
test1.tex:2:Missing control sequence inserted. ...atti\let \reserved@d = *\def {\@@par }}}{3}
test1.tex:48:Argument of \@caption has an extra }. ...en taken from Doggett \cite*{Doggett1985}}
test1.tex:48:Paragraph ended before \@caption was complete. ...en taken from Doggett \cite*{Doggett1985}}
test1.tex:1:Missing number, treated as zero. \begin{thebibliography}{}
test1.tex:1:Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted). \begin{thebibliography}{}
test1.tex:1:Undefined control sequence. \begin{thebibliography}{}
test1.tex:1:Missing number, treated as zero. \begin{thebibliography}{}
test1.tex:1:Illegal unit of measure (pt inserted). \begin{thebibliography}{}
[LaTeX] 8 errors, 1 warning, 0 badboxes

Regards,
Matty.

[localghost]

At first make sure that you use the current version of all included packages. Further you should use the short form for the \caption command in your figure environment because your citation shall not appear in the LoF.

Finally (but not problem related) you should set page and paper dimensions by means of the geometry package.

[Matty]

Thanks Thorsten,

I just got the astron package from the ctan site yesterday - I followed the instructions on how to put the right files etc in the right place but is there anyway to check and see if it has been done correctly?

The only real problem I'm having now is with the \cite*{} command - \cite{} works fine but \cite*{} just displays the year in brackets
ie - (year)
where it should be
-- Author (year)

This is one of the main functions of the astron package which is why I'm wondering if it is being loaded properly..

Any thoughts on this would be great, and thanks for all you've done so far!
Matty.