[texhax] counter _inside_ table/tabular

[Lars Madsen]

Bryan W. Lepore wrote:
> i'm stuck on the problem of putting a counter *inside* a table 
> (specifically longtable) to number each entry within the single table. 
> seems reasonable for latex, right?
> 
> here's what i tried so far - so i think it is NOT as simple as :
> 
> \newcounter{myCounter} %<- in preamble
> \setcounter{myCounter} %<- increment=1
> .....
> \value{myCounter} %<- in longtable environment
> 
> error is :
> ! Missing number, treated as zero.
> 
> is that right?  i may need these other packages i've been reading about?
> 
> -bryan
> 

full minimal example please (a lot easier for us to work with)

/daleif