-----Original Message----- From: Helge Hafting Sent: Monday, September 5, 2016 3:24 PM
>Den 31. aug. 2016 18:58, skrev Jannick: >> >> Understand. Maybe a question with an easy answer: Assuming that >> ssconvert creates a long table or any other kind of table, is there a >> way to add a table label (caption) other than using a floating object? >> This is why I was using the nested structure which as you say is not necessary. >> >> >I think I understand - you want your spreadsheet table to have an automatic table number? > >I don't know any good way to do that. The ssconvert utility exports a longtable, which is a thing not supposed to go inside a float. Also, ssconvert does not add the necessary LaTeX code to get a numbered longtable. > >The ideal solution is to extend ssconvert, so it (optionally) produces a numbered longtable or a normal table that can be put into a float. You will have to contact the gnumeric developers for that though. Well, the alternative would be the -1 hackery with which I could live as well. >Another solution is to export manually, instead of using the "external material" inset. That is, run ssconvert yourself, and import the exported latex file into LyX. It is then possible to change it - either turn the longtable into a normal table, or change it to a numbered longtable. The downside is that you have to re-do all of this if you ever change the spreadsheet - while the "external inset" tracks the spreadsheet file and any future changes you make to it. Agree, this would be the last one on a solution list from my point of view given that I want to use lyx to type the document and (!) to completely control the compilation procedure. I think the problem boils down to the question of how to tell lyx in the gnumeric table import dialogue the two pieces of information, namely 1 - the .xlsx file name and 2 - the tab name of the tab from which ssconvert should extract the table from to be imported into the .lyx/.tex document. Does anybody know how to pass two arguments to lyx where one is a file name (to be processed upon compilation) and a second required argument for the file conversion procedure? Please see my other posting I just sent. /J.
