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In the code below, how to go about aligning the headers and numbers as follows:

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Here is the code:

\documentclass{book}
\usepackage[top=3cm,bottom=3cm,left=3.2cm,right=3.2cm,headsep=10pt,a4paper]{geometry}
\usepackage{pgfplotstable, booktabs}
\pgfplotsset{compat=newest}
\usepackage{supertabular}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{array}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\pagestyle{fancy}
\fancyhf{}

\usepackage{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{detJ.dat}
  Move  Det_J
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\end{filecontents}

\begin{document}
\twocolumn

%%% Code from Dr. Christian ------ for not using headers.----------------------
\pgfkeysifdefined{/pgfplots/table/output empty row/.@cmd}{
    % upcoming releases offer this more convenient option:
    \pgfplotstableset{
        empty header/.style={
          every head row/.style={output empty row},
          outfile=pgfplotstable.example1.out.tex,
        }
    }
}{
    % versions up to and including 1.5.1 need this:
    \pgfplotstableset{
        empty header/.style={
            typeset cell/.append code={%
                \ifnum\pgfplotstablerow=-1 %
                    \pgfkeyssetvalue{/pgfplots/table/@cell content}{}%
                \fi
            }
        }
    }
}

\noindent
{\scriptsize
% define tab first header
\tablefirsthead{\multicolumn{1}{c}{Movement} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{DET J} \\[7pt] \toprule\\}
%define subsequent headers
\tablehead{\multicolumn{3}{c}%
    {{\bfseries Table \thetable\ \textit{(Continued)}}}\\
    \toprule
    %
    \multicolumn{1}{c}{Movement} & \multicolumn{3}{c}{DET J} \\[7pt]  \toprule\\}
%define tails
\tabletail{ \midrule \multicolumn{4}{r}{{Continued on next column}} \\ \bottomrule\\}
%define last tail
\tablelasttail{\midrule\multicolumn{4}{r}{{End of Table}} \\ \bottomrule\\}
%define caption
\tablecaption{This is a Table with Data}
\pgfplotstabletypeset[col sep=space,empty header,
columns={Move,Det_J},      % display specified columns
begin table=\begin{supertabular},
end table=\end{supertabular},
columns/Move/.style={column type={c},dec sep align,precision=0,fixed,fixed zerofill},
columns/Det_J/.style={column type={c},dec sep align,precision=4,fixed,fixed zerofill},
every head row/.append style={before row={%
    \label{tab:DataTable}
    }},
]{detJ.dat}
\onecolumn %restores one-column output
\end{document}
David Carlisle
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Joe
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1 Answers1

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I'm not sure what's the problem with supertabular, but I'd suggest a different approach: a single table built from the data and splitting the entries in three balanced columns.

\documentclass[a4paper]{book}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{amsmath}
\usepackage{siunitx}
\usepackage{xparse}

\ExplSyntaxOn

\ior_new:N \g_joe_file_stream
\tl_new:N \l__joe_file_body_tl
\int_new:N \l__joe_file_rows_int

\NewDocumentCommand{\readfile}{smm}
{% * = keep header, #2 = file name, #3 = symbolic name
 \seq_clear_new:c { l_joe_file_#3_seq }
 \ior_open:Nn \g_joe_file_stream { #2 }
 \ior_map_inline:Nn \g_joe_file_stream
  {
   \seq_put_right:cn { l_joe_file_#3_seq } { ##1 }
  }
 \IfBooleanF{#1}{ \seq_pop_left:cN { l_joe_file_#3_seq } \l_tmpa_tl }
}
\NewDocumentCommand{\processdata}{mmmm}
 {% #1 = name in, #2 = name out, #3 = code in, #4 = code out
  \seq_clear_new:c { l_joe_file_#2_seq } % the output sequence
  \cs_set:Npn \__joe_file_process:w #3 { #4 }
  \seq_set_map:ccn { l_joe_file_#2_seq } { l_joe_file_#1_seq } { \__joe_file_process:w ##1 }
 }
\cs_generate_variant:Nn \seq_set_map:NNn { cc }

\NewDocumentCommand{\maketable}{mmmm}
 {% #1 = cols, #2 = table preamble, #3 = headers, #4 = data set
  \tl_clear:N \l__joe_file_body_tl
  \int_set:Nn \l__joe_file_rows_int
   {
    \int_div_truncate:nn { \seq_count:c { l_joe_file_#4_seq } + #1 - 1 } { #1 } % rounds
   }
  \int_step_inline:nnnn { 1 } { 1 } { \l__joe_file_rows_int }
   {
    \int_step_inline:nnnn { 0 } { 1 } { #1 - 1 }
     {
      \tl_put_right:Nx \l__joe_file_body_tl
       {
        \seq_item:cn { l_joe_file_#4_seq } { ##1 + ####1 * \l__joe_file_rows_int } &
       }
     }
    \tl_put_right:Nn \l__joe_file_body_tl { \\ }
   }
  \begin{tabular}{ *{#1}{#2} l@{} }
  \toprule
  \prg_replicate:nn { #1 } { #3 & } \\
  \midrule
  \tl_use:N \l__joe_file_body_tl
  \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
 }

\ExplSyntaxOff 

\begin{document}

\begin{table}
\centering

\readfile{detJ.dat}{datain}
\processdata{datain}{dataout}{#1 #2}{#1 & #2}

\sisetup{group-digits=false}
\footnotesize

\maketable{3}{S[table-format=3.0]S[table-format=-1.7]}{{Movement}&{DetJ}}{dataout}

\end{table}

\end{document}

The \readfile command populates a sequence with the data from the file, here detJ.dat (the *-version would keep the header).

The \processdata command reformats the entries: here we know they are in the form <number><space><number> and I transform them into <number>&<number>. Then \maketable builds the required table (three column pairs).

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egreg
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