Dynamic Column in PDF

Hello All,
I have a requirement to generate dynamic column in the PDF.
I have got the same running using the below code
HEADER : <?split-column-header:XXX_TIME?><?split-column-width:@width?><?XXX_TIME_FROM?>
DATA : <?split-column-data:XXX_START?><?EMP_NO?>
The issue I am having is if i generate the output in pdf with small amount of data,it will work but I am not sure how much data can come at run time.
It can be sometime more than 50 or more columns also.In that case it truncates the data.
How can i do the same.
Pls help.
Thanks
Sk

Increase the page size and printable page size, and reduce the column lengths,
so that you can accomadate them in single row.
BIP will run in single row, but we have option of making it to next row too.
But even if you make it in single row, page size has to support the length of the single row you are making :)..
so you got to increase the page width to Max

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