[R] R-code in Latex --- $ sign causes error

[Henrik Bengtsson]

Check out the 'fancyvrb' latex package - that is quite flexible and I
wouldn't be surprised if it can help you.  Make sure to read the docs
(fancyvrb.pdf).

/H

On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 8:37 PM, erwann rogard <erwann.rogard at gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks for clarifying. Yes, \$ works in latex, but not *within* the
> lstlisting environment.
>
> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:32 PM, Gabor Grothendieck <
> ggrothendieck at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Greg was referring to what to write in R character literals in order to
>> generate
>> a single \ in the output from R which in turn would be fed into latex or
>> Sweave
>> and then latex.  Google this: special characters in latex
>>
>> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:23 PM, erwann rogard <erwann.rogard at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Thanks, but unfortunately
>> >
>> > \begin{lstlisting}
>> > \\$
>> > \end{lstlisting}
>> >  and
>> >
>> > \begin{lstlisting}
>> > \\\\$
>> > \end{lstlisting}
>> >
>> > still generate the same error.
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 9:38 PM, Greg Snow <Greg.Snow at imail.org> wrote:
>> >
>> >> The $ is special in TeX/LaTeX as a shortcut for beginning/ending inline
>> >> math mode, so if you want an actual $ then you need to escape it so that
>> the
>> >> TeX/LaTeX file has \$ in it.  This means that in your R code that
>> generates
>> >> the file you may need \\$ or in some cases \\\\$.
>> >>
>> >> Hope this helps,
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Gregory (Greg) L. Snow Ph.D.
>> >> Statistical Data Center
>> >> Intermountain Healthcare
>> >> greg.snow at imail.org
>> >> 801.408.8111
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> > -----Original Message-----
>> >> > From: r-help-bounces at r-project.org [mailto:r-help-bounces at r-
>> >> > project.org] On Behalf Of erwann rogard
>> >> > Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 5:18 PM
>> >> > To: r-help at r-project.org
>> >> > Subject: [R] R-code in Latex --- $ sign causes error
>> >> >
>> >> > hi,
>> >> >
>> >> > here's what i have:
>> >> >
>> >> > \lstset{
>> >> >   basicstyle=\ttfamily,
>> >> >   keywordstyle=\bfseries,
>> >> >   showstringspaces=false,
>> >> >   columns = fullflexible,
>> >> >   mathescape = true,
>> >> >  language=R
>> >> > }
>> >> >
>> >> > \begin{lstlisting}
>> >> > lst$val<-val
>> >> > \end{lstlisting}
>> >> >
>> >> > ./software.tex:16:Extra }, or forgotten \endgroup. lst$
>> >> >
>> >> > the culprit here is the $ sign.
>> >> >
>> >> > thanks.
>> >> >
>> >> > ps:
>> >> >
>> >> > i'm posting here rather than Latex is bec i guess an R user is more
>> >> > likely 2
>> >> > to have encountered this before, but if not ok, pls let me know.
>> >> >
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