[SLUG] Latex, tabular screwed

[Terry Collins <terryc@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm having trouble with tabular environemt in latex atm[1]. Basically,
it just finding errors that don't give a clue.


\begin{tabular}{|p|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
mass (M g) 	& 10.0	& 10.5	& 11.0	& 11.5	& 12.0	& 12.5 \\ \hline
Extension ( e mm) & 16	& 18	& 22	& 25	& 26	& 30 \\ \hline
\end{tabular}

gives the error
! Missing number, treated as zero.
m
 ass (M g) 	& 10.0	& 10.5	& 11.0	& 11.5	& 12.0	& 12.5 \\ \hline

Basically, what frigging number does it want?
and why is it looking for it on the first line?


and inserting the only number I can think of

\begin{tabular}{150mm}{|p|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline
mass (M g) 	& 10.0	& 10.5	& 11.0	& 11.5	& 12.0	& 12.5 \\ \hline
Extension ( e mm) & 16	& 18	& 22	& 25	& 26	& 30 \\ \hline
\end{tabular}

gets the error

! LaTeX Error: Illegal character in array arg.


TIA



[1]
Debian sarge in case it matters

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