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% supertabular sty
% Theo Jurriens 1988
% TAJ@hgrrug5        P.O Box 800, 9700 AV Groningen
%
\def\@tablehead{\ }
\def\tablehead#1{\gdef\@tablehead{#1}}
\def\@tabletail{\ }
\def\tabletail#1{\gdef\@tabletail{#1}}
\newcount\numline  %
\newcount\maxline %
%
\def\calmaxline{\global\maxline=\textheight
\global\divide\maxline by \baselineskip
\global\multiply\maxline by 9
\global\divide\maxline by 10
}
\def\calnumline{\global\numline=\pagetotal
\global\divide\numline by \baselineskip
}
% 10 % of page is for tableheader
%
\newenvironment{supertabular}[1]{  %
\edef\tableformat{\string#1} %
\calnumline       %
\calmaxline
\begin{tabular}{\tableformat}\@tablehead}{\@tabletail \end{tabular}}%
%
%
\def\incline{\global\advance\numline by 1}
\def\nextline{\global\advance\numline by 1 \\
\ifnum\numline<\maxline\else
        \@tabletail   %
        \end{tabular}%
        \clearpage   %
        \begin{tabular}{\tableformat}%
        \@tablehead %
        \global\numline=0 %
\fi}%
%%% %
%%% % cut here, start of example file
%%% %
%%% \documentstyle[supertab]{article}
%%% \begin{document}
%%% \tablehead{\hline
%%% Ster&Harvardnr&max&periode&\multicolumn{3}{l|}{Datum}\\
%%% \hline}
%%% \tabletail{\hline}
%%% %
%%% \begin{supertabular}{|llrrrrc|}
%%% SS Cas &000451 &  8.8&140.57&30&jan&1989\nextline
%%% W Peg  &231425 &  7.9&344.92&27&apr&1989\nextline
%%% ..... lots of extra data here ......
%%% S Peg  &231508 &  7.1&319.22& 4&dec&1989\nextline
%%% Z Peg  &235525 &  7.7&325.47&23&jun&1989\\
%%% \end{supertabular}
%%% \end{document}
%%% %
%%% % end of file