I'm currently trying to import a set of data from a file (comma or tabbed delimited, doesn't matter) for creating a table. Below is an example of this data (DH parameters in case you're curious):
Link \alpha a \theta d
0 0 0 0 0
1 \frac{\pi}{2} 0 \theta_{1} 340
2 \frac{-\pi}{2} 0 \theta_{2} 0
3 \frac{-\pi}{2} 0 \theta_{3} 400
4 \frac{\pi}{2} 0 \theta_{4} 0
5 \frac{\pi}{2} 0 \theta_{5} 400
6 \frac{-\pi}{2} 0 \theta_{6} 0
7 0 0 \theta_{7} 0
I've tried both pgfplots and csvsimple without any success. From the errors I receive, they always seem to have difficulty with the special characters. Interestingly, csvsimple's example with "Weißbäck" only works if "Weißbäck" isn't in the header row.
Would anyone happen to have a workflow for import non-standard data with special symbols for tables?
*** EDIT: Simple Test Cases Below...
= Given Tex file:
\documentclass{letter}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{csvsimple}
\begin{document}
\csvautotabular{./csv/test.csv}
\csvautotabular{./csv/test2.csv}
\end{document}
= Given test.csv (to prove simple case works):
a,b,c
2,2,8
3,6,9
= Given test2.csv:
\ss,b,c
2,2,8
3,6,9
- ERROR: ! Package csvsimple Error: File './csv/test2.csv' starts with an empty line!.
= Given test2.csv:
$\ss$,b,c
2,2,8
3,6,9
ERROR: ! Missing \endcsname inserted. \OT1\ss l.9 \csvautotabular{./csv/test2.csv} The control sequence marked should not appear between \csname and \endcsname. ! Extra \endcsname.
= Given test2.csv (similar to csvsimple example, but special character is in header row):
\ss{},b,c
2,2,8
3,6,9
ERROR: ! Package csvsimple Error: File './csv/test2.csv' starts with an empty line!.
= Given test2.csv (similar to csvsimple example, special character is in the body):
a,b,c
1,\ss{},8
3,6,9
Works as expected!
pgfplots
andcsvsimple
?