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I am writing a long table with several complex things inside. When I realized I needed a multiple page table I tried to change table to longtable, but it just gives me a lot of errors.

How can I achieve to get a multiple page table?

code with normal table:

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,final]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}

\usepackage{listings}
\colorlet{listingscolor}{black!15}
\lstnewenvironment{mylistings}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    backgroundcolor=\color{listingscolor}, % set backgroundcolor
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}

\lstnewenvironment{cpptable}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}


\begin{document}


\begin{table}[H]
\caption{C++ DIC class public functions.}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{>{\columncolor{listingscolor}}l c c c}
\toprule[0.2em]

\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Function in C++} }& \textbf{Input} & \textbf{Output} & \shortstack{\textbf{Document} \\ \textbf{corresponding chapter} }\\
\hline
\midrule
\multicolumn{4}{c}{Main setup and API functions. Public functions.}\\
\hline
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \hline


  \bottomrule
\end{tabular}

\label{tab:DIC class private}
\end{table}
\end{document}

What I have tried:

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,final]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}

\usepackage{listings}
\colorlet{listingscolor}{black!15}
\lstnewenvironment{mylistings}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    backgroundcolor=\color{listingscolor}, % set backgroundcolor
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}

\lstnewenvironment{cpptable}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}


\begin{document}


\begin{longtable}[H]
\caption{C++ DIC class public functions.}
\centering
\begin{tabular}{>{\columncolor{listingscolor}}l c c c}
\toprule[0.2em]

\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Function in C++} }& \textbf{Input} & \textbf{Output} & \shortstack{\textbf{Document} \\ \textbf{corresponding chapter} }\\
\hline
\midrule
\multicolumn{4}{c}{Main setup and API functions. Public functions.}\\
\hline
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \hline


  \bottomrule
\end{tabular}

\label{tab:DIC class private}
\end{longtable}
\end{document}
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  • A longtable environment shouldn't be used inside a table environment.
    – egreg
    Jun 17, 2013 at 14:52
  • @egreg I actually tried to replace table by longtable, as in a example I found in the web
    – Ander Biguri
    Jun 17, 2013 at 14:53
  • Please replace table and tabular with longtable in the way you tried. It will be easier to help you in finding what's wrong.
    – egreg
    Jun 17, 2013 at 14:56
  • @DavidCarlisle ? Is there something wrong with my question??
    – Ander Biguri
    Jun 17, 2013 at 15:02
  • 2
    @AnderBiguri Don't worry! David is rightly proud of his own creature.
    – egreg
    Jun 17, 2013 at 15:11

2 Answers 2

Reset to default
5

Something more like this (although it is still too wide for the page)

enter image description here

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,final]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

\usepackage{longtable,booktabs}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}

\usepackage{listings}
\colorlet{listingscolor}{black!15}
\lstnewenvironment{mylistings}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    backgroundcolor=\color{listingscolor}, % set backgroundcolor
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}

\lstnewenvironment{cpptable}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}


\begin{document}

\small
\begin{longtable}{>{\columncolor{listingscolor}}l c c c}
\caption{C++ DIC class public functions.\label{tab:DIC class private}}\\

\toprule[0.2em]

\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Function in C++} }& \textbf{Input} & \textbf{Output} & \textbf{\begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}
Document \\corresponding\\ chapter\end{tabular}}\\
\hline
\midrule
\multicolumn{4}{c}{Main setup and API functions. Public functions.}\\
\hline
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \hline


  \bottomrule



\end{longtable}
\end{document}
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  • The problem with the width is something appart, ill try to solve it later. Thank you for the answer
    – Ander Biguri
    Jun 17, 2013 at 15:24
  • Damn I didnt know the package was yours, thats why you where surprised! haha
    – Ander Biguri
    Jun 17, 2013 at 15:30
  • @AnderBiguri :-)
    – David Carlisle
    Jun 17, 2013 at 15:31
  • 1
    @AnderBiguri It is part of the required core latex distribution, either it is there or whoever gave you latex broke the latex licence conditions.
    – David Carlisle
    Jun 17, 2013 at 15:41
  • 1
    @AnderBiguri I only mentioned that as you would not expect to see longtable in an optional package in the package manager as it is a required part of latex. Sorry I can't help with the miktex configuration I have not used it.
    – David Carlisle
    Jun 17, 2013 at 16:09
6

A longtable environment makes the table, so it shouldn't have a tabular inside it. Here's how you can do; check with the package manual for other adjustments.

\documentclass[12pt,a4paper,final]{report}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

\usepackage[margin=1cm]{geometry}
\usepackage{booktabs,longtable}
\usepackage[table]{xcolor}

\usepackage{listings}
\colorlet{listingscolor}{black!15}
\lstnewenvironment{mylistings}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    backgroundcolor=\color{listingscolor}, % set backgroundcolor
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}

\lstnewenvironment{cpptable}
  {\lstset{language=C++,
    basicstyle=\footnotesize,% basic font setting
    }%
  }
  {}


\begin{document}


\begin{longtable}{>{\columncolor{listingscolor}}l c c c}
% Here starts the first header
\caption{C++ DIC class public functions.}\label{tab:DIC class private}\\
\toprule
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Function in C++} }&
  \textbf{Input} &
  \textbf{Output} &
  \begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}\textbf{Document} \\ \textbf{corresponding chapter}\end{tabular}\\
\midrule
\multicolumn{4}{c}{Main setup and API functions. Public functions.}\\
\midrule
\endfirsthead

% Here starts the header specification for the following pages
\toprule
\multicolumn{1}{c}{\textbf{Function in C++} }&
  \textbf{Input} &
  \textbf{Output} &
  \begin{tabular}{@{}c@{}}\textbf{Document} \\ \textbf{corresponding chapter}\end{tabular}\\
\midrule
\multicolumn{4}{c}{Main setup and API functions. Public functions.}\\
\midrule
\endhead

% now the table contents

\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
  \midrule
\begin{cpptable}
 getF() 
\end{cpptable}
 &
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Subset center
   \vspace{-10pt}
   \item window size
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}
  &   
   \begin{minipage}{1.5in}
    \vspace{4pt}
    \begin{itemize}
   \item Undeformed \\image subset
   \end{itemize}
   \end{minipage}
   \vspace{4pt}

    & \ref{sec:basic principles},\ref{sec:sub-pixel}\\
\bottomrule
\end{longtable}

\end{document}
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  • Same than the other answer... I cant compile this solution! dont knwo why....
    – Ander Biguri
    Jun 17, 2013 at 19:32
  • @AnderBiguri Neither do I: I just copied the example I made and that compiles flawlessly on my machine. Can you be more explicit about what goes wrong?
    – egreg
    Jun 17, 2013 at 19:39
  • It seems that I have some problem with my whole document with longtable. In the aisled test there is no problmem with it. Ill open a new question.
    – Ander Biguri
    Jun 18, 2013 at 6:45

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