Re: [SLUG] Latex, tabular screwed

[Alan L Tyree <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 02 May 2006 16:09:40 +1000
Terry Collins <terryc@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 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
Replace \begin{tabular}{|p|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline

with

\begin{tabular}{|p{3cm}|c|c|c|c|c|c|} \hline

Cheers,

> 
> 
> 
> [1]
> Debian sarge in case it matters
> 
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