Dynamic report column groupings

I'm builing an application that has a report based upon dynamic sql. It adds four columns for each store in the chain but as I don't want to redo the program everytime we add another store I am building that query string using a loop to add each extra set of columns.
That works fine but to make the data readable I want to add columns groupings above the column headers. I can do this by adding a tag like this:
*<th class="t5ReportHeader" colspan="4"> Academy </th>*
for each store to the "Before Column Heading" section of my report template but that puts me back to modifying the app everytime we add a new store.
Is there a way to modify the report template at runtime or somehow tie it to a variable that I can change so I can generate a set of tags in my application?

Nudge

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Hi all,
Just wanted to share some ideas... I was looking for a way to allow users to seect which columns to display in a parameterized report.
I came across Denes Kubicek's solution on his APEX demo site (the "Pick Columns" page)... works beautifully.
The only problem I had was that some of the report columns required joins to other tables. (up to 5 left outer joins). Could not figure out how to do this based on Denes sample solution. I then thought of creating a view, which joined all the required fields for output. I then run my report against the view... this works even better.
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Thanks to Denes for the solution...
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Actually, getting the error, albeit intermittently...
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Tony Andrews

have you checked that your report template has a
valid value for the "Column Heading Template"
property?This template has nothing in the "Column Heading Template" because it is designed to show the data in this form:
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I have a report that has to display the data for the years within the given date range.
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