<table border> 
 <tr> 
  <td width=100>100</td> 
  <td width=30%>30% width</td></tr> 
</table> 
<BR>
<table border> 
 <tr> 
  <td width=100>100 100 100 100 100 100</td> 
  <td width=50%>50% width</td></tr> 
</table> 
<BR>
<table border> 
 <tr> 
  <td width=100>100</td> 
  <td>no width given</td> 
  <td width=30%>30% width</td></tr> 
 <tr> 
  <td width=500 colspan=3>500 colspan=3</td></tr> 
</table> 
<BR>
<table border> 
 <tr> 
  <td width=100>foo</td> 
  <td>no width given</td> 
  <td width=30%>30% width</td></tr> 
 <tr> 
  <td width=200 colspan=2>200 spans col 1-2</td><td>last cell</td></tr> 
 <tr> 
  <td>first cell</td>
  <td width=300 colspan=2>300 spans col 2-3</td></tr> 
</table> 
<BR>
<table width=700 border>
 <tr>
  <td width=100>fooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo oooooo</td>
  <td>bar</td>
 </tr>
</table>
<BR>
<TABLE CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" border="1" width="400">
  <TR> 
    <TD colspan="2"><P><b>This is colspan=2</b></P></TD>
    <TD>Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD colspan="3">
      <p><b>This is colspan=3</b> blah blah blah blah blah
         blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
      </p>
    </TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>
<BR>
<br>
<TABLE CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" border="1" width="400">
  <TR> 
    <TD><P><b>no colspan declared</b></P></TD>
    <TD>Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah</TD>
  </TR>
  <TR>
    <TD colspan="2">
      <p><b>This is colspan=2</b> blah blah blah blah blah
         blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah
      </p>
    </TD>
 </TR>
</TABLE>

<!--and also consider cases where there is a width attribute on the table element itself.-->
