>>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?
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>Hi, Bill,
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>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.
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>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.

Thank you for your generous offer, Kevin.
I came across something on the web that I want to try and if that's a dead end, I'll be back