Hi, the #: is missing between both argument in the header, footer ... blocks (line 898--901). -\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEhead[#1]#2\eTABLEhead{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_head} -\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEnext[#1]#2\eTABLEnext{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_next} -\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEbody[#1]#2\eTABLEbody{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_body} -\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEfoot[#1]#2\eTABLEfoot{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_foot} +\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEhead[#1]#:#2\eTABLEhead{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_head} +\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEnext[#1]#:#2\eTABLEnext{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_next} +\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEbody[#1]#:#2\eTABLEbody{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_body} +\permanent\tolerant\protected\def\bTABLEfoot[#1]#:#2\eTABLEfoot{\appendtoks\tabl_ntb_section[#1]{#2}\to\t_tabl_ntb_foot} Wolfgang