[OS X TeX] \cite woes

[Herbert Schulz]

On Jun 20, 2005, at 2:32 PM, Oliver Hardt wrote:

> hello:  this error occurs all the time when i use apacite in  
> combination with the apa class -- one latex run, then a bibtex run,  
> then a latex run, and then a final latex run, which leads to the  
> following error message:
>
> -------------- BEGIN QUOTE
> Runaway argument?
> >{taxon}\ifx \reserved at a \@empty \let \check at icl \@empty \let  
> \check at icr \ETC.
> ! Paragraph ended before \@@cite was complete.
> <to be read again>
>                    \par
> l.13
> -------------- END QUOTE
>
>
> i have no clue whatsoever how to fix it.  the reference list is  
> correctly created; the error reflects the failure to put the  
> citations into the text.  why doesn't this work?
>
> i would like to submit this paper rather soon -- any help would be  
> greatly appreciated!  best, olli.
>
> --
> oliver hardt, phd
> mcgill / department of psychology / naderlab
>
>

Howdy,

Is there a blank line or \par or missing `}' in that \cite{...}  
command? You might try deleting the .aux file and starting clean.

Hope this helps.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
(herbs at wideopenwest.com)


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