[comp.text.tex] how to get a half-height vrule in a LaTeX table?

dorab@rise.twinsun.com (Dorab Patel) (11/20/90)

in a cell of a table, formed with LaTeX's tabular environment, i'd
like to have a centered vrule that runs from the center of the cell to
the bottom of the cell.

	 --------------------------------------
	 | this is   | 1234567890 |           |
	 | a test of |            |           |
	 | the table |            |     |     | <-- the vrule is in this cell
	 | stuff     |            |     |     |
	 --------------------------------------

using

\begin{tabular}{|p{0.4in}|c|c|}
\hline 
this is a test of the table stuff & 1234567890 & \vline \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

results in something like

	 --------------------------------------
	 | this is   | 1234567890 |     |     |
	 | a test of |            |     |     |
	 | the table |            |     |     |
	 | stuff     |            |     |     |
	 --------------------------------------

which is not quite what i want.  any suggestions?

please email and i'll summarize.

thanks

'dorab
<dorab@twinsun.com>