% This file is embedded in datatool-user.pdf version 3.1 2025-03-10 % Example 90 Displaying Data with Row Numbers Using \DTLforeach % Label: "ex:foreachinsertcol" % arara: pdflatex % arara: pdflatex % arara: pdfcrop \documentclass[12pt]{article} \pagestyle{empty} \begin{filecontents}[noheader,overwrite]{studentmarks.csv} Surname,Forename,StudentNo,Assign1,Assign2,Assign3 "Smith, Jr",John,102689,68,57,72 "Brown",Jane,102647,75,84,80 "Brown",Jane,102646,64,92,79 "Brown",Andy,103569,42,52,54 "Adams",Zoƫ,105987,52,48,57 "Brady",Roger,106872,68,60,62 "Verdon",Clare,104356,45,50,48 \end{filecontents} \usepackage{datatool} \DTLsetup{default-name=marks} \DTLread{studentmarks.csv} \begin{document} \begin{tabular}{rllrrrr} \bfseries Row & \bfseries Surname & \bfseries Forename & \bfseries StudentNo & \bfseries Assign1 & \bfseries Assign2 & \bfseries Assign3% \DTLforeach*{marks} {\Surname=Surname, \Forename=Forename, \StudentNo=StudentNo, \AssignI=Assign1, \AssignII=Assign2, \AssignIII=Assign3} {% \label{\StudentNo} \\ \theDTLrowi & \Surname & \Forename & \StudentNo & \AssignI & \AssignII & \AssignIII }% \end{tabular} \DTLaction[ assign={ \Surname=Surname, \Forename=Forename, \StudentNo=StudentNo }, options={ inline={% \DTLifstringeq{\Surname}{Brown} {\DTLifstringeq{\Forename}{Andy}{#1}{}}{}% } } ]{find} Row \ref{\StudentNo} shows the details for Andy Brown. \end{document}