adding Datatable functions to a table

I’m trying to add Datatable functions to tables on my WP pages. From the docs here and on the Datatables.net site it looks like I should just be able to put something like

<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8">
<!--
    jQuery(document).ready(function() {
        jQuery('#my_data_table').dataTable();({
             bJQueryUI:true, sScrollY:300, bScrollInfinite:true, bScrollCollapse:true })
    } );
// --></script></p>

on the page, but it doesn’t work. I’ve tried it with and without the <!-- and //--> and I’ve tried putting it into a shortcode instead of on the page. I know datatables can work on my site because there’s a datatable shortcode in contact-form-7-to-database-extension plugin that works. Unfortunately, that one is too limited for what I need to do.