Error too many }'s [closed]

Question

I writing a thesis chapter that incorporates a large table with bibtex cross-references, and two TIFF figures. If I compile document up to the table, it works fine. When I include figures and remaining text, I start getting errors: too many}'s and begin document ended by end {table}, and similarly, ended by end{figures}... I checked that there is no open or extra } in table as well as figures. What is cause for this error? Any guess ...

Is there a work around to fix this issue? Alternatively, can I split this chapter into multiple files keeping chapter, section, page and citation numbering remains intact?

I am using LyX to write my chapters.

Please advice, and many thank to all experts for their valuable suggestions.

Answer 1

You can split you file into several. To keep the previous chapter etc structure you include them via the \input{filename} command. This, however, is from the compilation point of view the same as if the code was in the same file. Hence, this will probably not solve your problem. On the other hand, this easily allows you to remove larger parts of your code from compilation by just out commenting the \input command. Concerning a "guess" with your error. You type: \end{figures}. The plural is a typo only here? So even if the number of braces is ok, can be due to a forgotten backslash end{figure} instead of \end{figure} as in your post or you never end the figure environment due to \begin{figure} ... \end{figures}. Check for these kind of errors, too.

Regards

Answer 2

In LyX you can split files using menu Insert -> File -> Child Document...

As you want split by chapter, you can use both input or include, because difference between them is that include put the file in a new page.