[OS X TeX] tabular error?

[christoph.lehmann at unifr.ch]

using

\begin{tabular}{||}
\hline   &  &  \\
    &  &  \\
    &  &  \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

I always get

missing # inserted in alignment preamble.

why?

cheers
christoph


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