@tobias: I guess my problem is the the #colspan# syntax as well than. Appreciate your feedback and I will for now than just ignore using the datatables library.
regards,
chris
when having the following option deselected I do not receive any error messages.
“Yes, enable the use of a JavaScript library. WP-Table Reloaded includes three JavaScript libraries that can add useful features, like sorting, pagination, and filtering, to a table.”