>I'm developing a report that uses multiple columns (like the phone book) - two element in each column.
>The answers I found on the web seems awfully kludgy. I'd have to develop a column number field in each row and use pass that to the report.
>Crystal Reports and the VFP report writer support multiple columns themselves.
>Is that the only way with SSRS?

Hi, Bill,

Depending on the actual format, there "might" be other ways. Sometimes if I shape the results of a query into something along the lines of a pivot table, I can "fake out" SSRS by using a matrix.

Might seem strange, but can you sketch out the output you're looking for, and can you provide the structure (fields/columns) of the data being used for the report. Can't swear I'll be able to help, but I'll try.