I'm trying to import a tex table (with estauto) using LyX (2.3.6.2) for Mac (OS Big Sur 11.6). Other colleagues can run the Lyx file fine but I get an error: Misplaced \noalign. From googling, this seems to be a generic bug in latest version of Lyx related to importing child tex tables but I can't see any proposed fixes. Note the table appears fine if I import it in a latex doc.
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#LyX 2.3 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/
\lyxformat 544
\begin_document
\begin_header
\save_transient_properties true
\origin unavailable
\textclass article
\begin_preamble
%% TABLES %%
% Packages for tables
\usepackage{booktabs}% Pretty tables
\usepackage{tabularx}
% *****************************************************************
% siunitx
% *****************************************************************
\newcommand{\sym}[1]{\rlap{#1}} % Thanks to Joseph Wright & David Carlisle
\usepackage{siunitx}
\sisetup{
detect-mode,
group-digits = false,
input-symbols = ( ) [ ] - +,
table-align-text-post = false,
input-signs = ,
}
% *****************************************************************
% Estout related things
% *****************************************************************
\let\estinput=\input % define a new input command so that we can still flatten the document
\newcommand{\estauto}[3]{
\small{
\vspace{-1ex}{
\begin{tabular}{l*{#2}{#3}}
\toprule
\estinput{#1}
\bottomrule
\addlinespace[.75ex]
\end{tabular}
}
}
}
\end_preamble
\use_default_options true
\maintain_unincluded_children false
\language english
\language_package default
\inputencoding auto
\fontencoding global
\font_roman "default" "default"
\font_sans "default" "default"
\font_typewriter "default" "default"
\font_math "auto" "auto"
\font_default_family default
\use_non_tex_fonts false
\font_sc false
\font_osf false
\font_sf_scale 100 100
\font_tt_scale 100 100
\use_microtype false
\use_dash_ligatures true
\graphics default
\default_output_format default
\output_sync 0
\bibtex_command default
\index_command default
\paperfontsize default
\spacing single
\use_hyperref false
\papersize default
\use_geometry false
\use_package amsmath 0
\use_package amssymb 0
\use_package cancel 0
\use_package esint 0
\use_package mathdots 0
\use_package mathtools 0
\use_package mhchem 0
\use_package stackrel 0
\use_package stmaryrd 0
\use_package undertilde 0
\cite_engine basic
\cite_engine_type default
\biblio_style plain
\use_bibtopic false
\use_indices false
\paperorientation portrait
\suppress_date false
\justification true
\use_refstyle 1
\use_minted 0
\index Index
\shortcut idx
\color #008000
\end_index
\secnumdepth 3
\tocdepth 3
\paragraph_separation indent
\paragraph_indentation default
\is_math_indent 0
\math_numbering_side default
\quotes_style english
\dynamic_quotes 0
\papercolumns 1
\papersides 1
\paperpagestyle default
\tracking_changes false
\output_changes false
\html_math_output 0
\html_css_as_file 0
\html_be_strict false
\end_header
\begin_body
\begin_layout Standard
\begin_inset Float table
placement H
wide false
sideways false
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\begin_inset Caption Standard
\begin_layout Plain Layout
MWE Table
\begin_inset CommandInset label
LatexCommand label
name "MWE"
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\begin_inset ERT
status open
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
centering
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
small{
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\backslash
estauto{/tables/MWE.tex}{3}{c}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
}
\end_layout
\begin_layout Plain Layout
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\end_inset
\end_layout
\begin_layout Standard
\end_layout
\end_body
\end_document
Tex code for MWE.tex
11 & 12 & 13 \\
21 & 22 & 23 \\
31 & 32 & 33 \\
** Edit, now found answer: Misplaced \noalign because \input before booktabs rule
