Very weird results using macro inside data make

Question

I am trying to test some macros inside csv data and I am obtaining very special results.

Test number 1 (look at the command \csvautobooktabular{macrodata.csv}):

\documentclass[a4paper,9pt]{book}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{csvsimple}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{filecontents}{macrodata.csv}
type,description,content
M,A nice \textbf{formula}, $\displaystyle \int\frac{1}{x} = \ln|x|+c$
G,A \textcolor{red}{colored} ball, {\tikz \shadedraw [shading=ball] (0,0) circle (.5cm);}
M,\textbf{Another} formula, $\displaystyle \lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \frac{1}{n}=0$
\end{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{data.csv}
    clé,nom,valeur
    var1,numeric,32+1
    var2,string,"text"
    var3,float,3.14-x
    var4,Latex,test
\end{filecontents}
\csvautobooktabular{macrodata.csv}
\section{Variables}\label{sec:var}
\begin{landscape}
 \csvloop{
    file=data.csv,
    respect all,
    separator=comma,
    no head,
    column names={1=\cola, 2=\colb, 3=\colc},
    before reading={
        \begin{table}
            \centering
            \begin{tabular}{llr}
                \toprule
            },
            command={\csviffirstrow
                {\textbf{\cola} &amp; \textbf{\colb} &amp; \textbf{\colc}}
                {\addtocounter{csvrow}{-1}\hyperref[sec:a-\thecsvrow]{\cola}\addtocounter{csvrow}{1} &amp; \colb &amp; \colc}
            },
            late after line=\\,
            late after first line=\\\midrule,
            late after last line=\\\bottomrule,
            after reading={
            \end{tabular}
            \caption{Liste des entités}
            \label{tab:variables}
        \end{table}
    }
}
\end{landscape}



\subsection{Variable 1}\label{sec:a-1}
\dots

\subsection{Variable 2}\label{sec:a-2}
\dots

\subsection{Variable 3}\label{sec:a-3}
\dots

\subsection{Variable 4}\label{sec:a-4}
\dots\newline






\end{document}

This test seems to work correctly:

Now the second test:

\documentclass[a4paper,9pt]{book}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{csvsimple}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\begin{filecontents}{macrodata.csv}
type,description,content
M,A nice \textbf{formula}, $\displaystyle \int\frac{1}{x} = \ln|x|+c$
G,A \textcolor{red}{colored} ball, {\tikz \shadedraw [shading=ball] (0,0) circle (.5cm);}
M,\textbf{Another} formula, $\displaystyle \lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \frac{1}{n}=0$
\end{filecontents}
\begin{filecontents}{data.csv}
    clé,nom,valeur
    var1,numeric,32+1
    var2,string,"text"
    var3,float,3.14-x
    var4,Latex,test
\end{filecontents}
\section{Variables}\label{sec:var}
\begin{landscape}
 \csvloop{
    file=data.csv,
    respect all,
    separator=comma,
    no head,
    column names={1=\cola, 2=\colb, 3=\colc},
    before reading={
        \begin{table}
            \centering
            \begin{tabular}{llr}
                \toprule
            },
            command={\csviffirstrow
                {\textbf{\cola} &amp; \textbf{\colb} &amp; \textbf{\colc}}
                {\addtocounter{csvrow}{-1}\hyperref[sec:a-\thecsvrow]{\cola}\addtocounter{csvrow}{1} &amp; \colb &amp; \colc}
            },
            late after line=\\,
            late after first line=\\\midrule,
            late after last line=\\\bottomrule,
            after reading={
            \end{tabular}
            \caption{Liste des entités}
            \label{tab:variables}
        \end{table}
    }
}
\end{landscape}



\subsection{Variable 1}\label{sec:a-1}
\dots

\subsection{Variable 2}\label{sec:a-2}
\dots

\subsection{Variable 3}\label{sec:a-3}
\dots

\subsection{Variable 4}\label{sec:a-4}
\dots\newline


\csvautobooktabular{macrodata.csv}
\end{document}

Consequently, I just moved the csvautobooktabular command to the end of the document and surprisingly, in the second case, it gave me a table that looks like this:

Clearly, in the second test macros inside the data file are not functional anymore. Why is this and where is my mistake?

Caused by the same reason as punctuation - Why do the less than symbol (<) and the greater than symbol (>) appear wrong as upside down exclamation (¡) or question mark (¿)? - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange and/or verbatim - \string\noindent outputs a quotation mark " instead of a backslash \ - TeX - LaTeX Stack Exchange — user202729, Oct 05 '22 at 11:34
yes, I want and it works in the first case ... I don't understand... Moreover if i put 2* the csvautobooktabular (combining the two test), the first work the second not anymore ... — Certes, Oct 05 '22 at 12:10
Scope: When a value is set, it is not unset/reset on next usage if it is global; if it is local, the local value is dropped when the grouping ends and the global value (if any) becomes visible, unless the local code is setting values globally. — Cicada, Oct 06 '22 at 11:14

Cicada · Answer 1 · 2022-10-06T15:09:32.587

The option key respect all converts all special characters to ordinary text.

Use respect none to make them special again.

MWE


\begin{filecontents*}{macrodata.csv}
type,description,content
M,A nice \textbf{formula}, $\displaystyle \int\frac{1}{x} = \ln|x|+c$
G,A \textcolor{red}{colored} ball, {\tikz \shadedraw [shading=ball] (0,0) circle (.5cm);}
M,\textbf{Another} formula, $\displaystyle \lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \frac{1}{n}=0$
\end{filecontents*}
\begin{filecontents}{data.csv}
    clé,nom,valeur
    var1,numeric,32+1
    var2,string,"text"
    var3,float,3.14-x
    var4,Latex,test
\end{filecontents}
\documentclass[a4paper,9pt]{book}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[legacy]{csvsimple}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\csvautobooktabular{macrodata.csv}
 \csvloop{
    file=data.csv,
    respect all,
    separator=comma,
    no head,
    column names={1=\cola, 2=\colb, 3=\colc},
    before reading={
        \begin{table}
            \centering
            \begin{tabular}{llr}
                \toprule
            },
            command={\csviffirstrow
                {\textbf{\cola} &amp; \textbf{\colb} &amp; \textbf{\colc}}
                {\addtocounter{csvrow}{-1}\hyperref[sec:a-\thecsvrow]{\cola}\addtocounter{csvrow}{1} &amp; \colb &amp; \colc}
            },
            late after line=\\,
            late after first line=\\\midrule,
            late after last line=\\\bottomrule,
            after reading={
            \end{tabular}
            \caption{Liste des entités}
            \label{tab:variables}
        \end{table}
    }
}


respect all
\csvautobooktabular{macrodata.csv}
repect none
\csvautobooktabular[respect none]{macrodata.csv}
\end{document}

Addendum:

Slightly tidied up the csvloop code, taking into account automatic key settings.

MWE


\begin{filecontents*}{macrodata.csv}
type,description,content
M,A nice \textbf{formula}, $\displaystyle \int\frac{1}{x} = \ln|x|+c$
G,A \textcolor{red}{colored} ball, {\tikz \shadedraw [shading=ball] (0,0) circle (.5cm);}
M,\textbf{Another} formula, $\displaystyle \lim\limits_{n\to\infty} \frac{1}{n}=0$
\end{filecontents*}
\begin{filecontents}{data.csv}
    clé,nom,valeur
    var1,numeric,32+1
    var2,string,"text"
    var3,float,3.14-x
    var4,Latex,test
\end{filecontents}
\documentclass[a4paper,9pt]{book}
\usepackage{lscape}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[legacy]{csvsimple}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\usepackage{tikz}
\begin{document}
\csvautobooktabular{macrodata.csv}
 \csvloop{
    file=data.csv,

%        respect all,
        separator=comma,
        no head,
        before table={
                \begin{table}
                \centering
        },
        tabular={llr},
        table head={
                \toprule
        },
        table foot={\bottomrule},
        column names={1=\cola, 2=\colb, 3=\colc},
        command={\csviffirstrow
                    {\textbf{\cola} & \textbf{\colb} & \textbf{\colc}}
                    {\addtocounter{csvrow}{-1}\hyperref[sec:a-\thecsvrow]{\cola}\addtocounter{csvrow}{1} & \colb & \colc}
                },
                    after first line=\\midrule,
        late after first line=,
        after table={
           \caption{Liste des entités}
           \label{tab:variables}
            \end{table}
                            },
    }
\csvautobooktabular{macrodata.csv}
\csvautobooktabular[respect none]{macrodata.csv}
\end{document}

If there are no special characters in the data, respect all option is not really needed. — Cicada, Oct 06 '22 at 14:50

Very weird results using macro inside data make

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