Multiple columns within a single text frame

Is it at all possible to make a single text frame containing first a single column followed by two columns?
Why: I need to have my heading expanding across my two column body text. What's important is that I need the two column body text to automatically drop whenever I type (or paste) in more text in my heading. Like it would if the heading and body text was in a single column.
My text frame options (I work in CS3) do not give me this option, I can only work in one "frame set". I have tried fixing this problem with combinations of tables, multiple text frames and text wrap, but nothing really works.

Thank you Peter.
Yes I did try it.
InDesign CS3 just gives me this alert:
I also tryed copying the files (HeadStraddler.jsx and HeadStraddler.indl) into a folder like you suggested.
C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign CS3\Scripts\Scripts Panel\Version 4.0 Scripts\HeadStraddlerForCS2.
But I just get the same alert.

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https://forums.adobe.com/thread/1341730?start=0&tstart=0
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Hello,
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user13667036 wrote:
Hello,
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ThanksLooks like you want a simple group by.
select
          yr
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     ,     sum(expected_missing_package)
     ,     sum(actual_missing_package)
from test
group by
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order by
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     year_month                              date,
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    CITY                       VARCHAR2(50),
    Handled_Package            NUMBER,
    Expected_Missing_Package   NUMBER,
    Actual_Missing_Package     NUMBER
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2 Values (to_date('2012-nov-12', 'yyyy-mon-dd'), 'Western', 'San Fransisco', 200, 10, 5);
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ERROR at line 1:
ORA-02290: check constraint (TUBBY.FIRS_OF_MONTH) violated
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
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2 Values (to_date('2012-nov-01', 'yyyy-mon-dd'), 'Western', 'San Fransisco', 200, 10, 5);
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ME_XE?select
2        to_char(year_month, 'fmYYYY')    as year
3     , to_char(year_month, 'fmMonth')   as month
4     , Region
5     , CITY
6     , Handled_Package
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9 from test;
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Post Author: hollowmatrix
CA Forum: WebIntelligence Reporting
Hey,I have an issue with the WEBI reporting.I have a data source that has multiple columns say ( month1, month2, month3, month4,.....month 12, month 13, ....month24) with the sales data for each month.Now say I call the month 1 to month 12 as "current year", and call month 13 - month 24 as "previous year".I want to put a prompt in the report which allows me to select between "current year" and "previous year".Based on the prompt value we get a graph of the sales vs month ....as in if we select "current year", then we get a graph of the sales Vs time( remember that the sales data for each month is in a different column.)and if we select "previous year" then we get a graph of the sales Vs time for previous year..( sales vs time for Month 13, month 14, month 15....month 24).I am not able to pull data from multiple columns into a single object that I can use to populate the graphs.Any help on the same will be appreciated .

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how can i apply different font styles in a single text frame using indesign script ?
for example :
"dasdnasndasndlasndnasdlasdasdas"
may i know is it possible to do that and how to do that ?
thanks

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* Change the font of words:
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* .. or any other attribute (this one requires you to have at least 5 characters selected):
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Is it possible to write in 10gR2, a MERGE statement, with UPDATE for multiple columns from a single sub_select?
like this:
MERGE INTO tableA
using ( select * from temp) tmp
on( tableA. col1 = tmp.col1)
when matched then
update set ( tableA.col5,
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                                                                             from tableX
                                                                            where tableX.col1 = tableA.col1...)

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The USING clause is not a sub-query, so it can't reference columns from tables that are not in it.
Include tableA in the USING clause if you really need to refer to it there. (It's not obvious that you do.)
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(1) The version of Oracle (and any other relevant software) you're using
(2) A little sample data (just enough to show what the problem is) from all the relevant tables
(3) The results you want from that data (In the case of a DML statement, such as MERGE, this will be the state of the tables when everything is finished.)
(4) Your best attempt so far (formatted)
(5) The full error message (if any), including line number
Executable SQL statements (like "CREATE TABLE AS ..." or "INSERT ..." statements) are best for (2).
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Therefore, each application is a single threaded select() loop but there are multiple applications running within a single VM.
I am seeing performance issues when two apps running within the same VM try to send messages to one another via TCP. When the two apps are running on different boxes one app can send about 10,000 messages a second to the other app. However, when the apps are running within the same VM ( localhost TCP connection ) I can only transfer about 1000 messages a second.
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Works for me, though I'm trying on Windows. Test program below. I get >10,000 replies and responses per second over loopback with both "java SelectPingPong both" (one VM) and running client and server on separate VMs.
Does this program get only 1000 messages/s on Linux? What VM version?
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import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
import java.nio.*;
import java.nio.channels.*;
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     throws IOException
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         return;
     SocketChannel channel = server_channel.accept();
     if (channel == null)
         return;
     configureSocket(channel.socket());
     channel.configureBlocking(false);
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     clients.put(channel, new Client());
     System.out.println(server_name + ": got a new client; " +
                  clients.size() + " clients");
    private void readFromClient(SelectionKey key)
     throws IOException
     SocketChannel channel = (SocketChannel) key.channel();
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     int count;
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         count = channel.read(buf);
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         clients.remove(channel);
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         return;
     if (count == -1) {
         clients.remove(channel);
         System.out.println(server_name + ": client disconnected; " +
                      clients.size() + " clients");
         channel.close();
         return;
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         if (++client.number_of_messages % 10000 == 0) {
          long now = System.currentTimeMillis();
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     } else if (args.length == 1 && args[0].equals("both")) {
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          try {
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              server.mainLoop();
          } catch (Exception e) {
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Hi All,
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Can a similar functionality be implemented for multiple columns?
Thanks in advance,
Rohit

hi
One method is already told you here is another method of doing this:
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even you can control its display by embedding if... endif on layout
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6    select 1, 'Sue', 987 from dual union all
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12         max(case when rn = 2 then account else null end) as acct2,
13         max(case when rn = 3 then account else null end) as acct3,
14         max(case when rn = 4 then account else null end) as acct4
15    from (select company,
16                 name,
17                 account,
18                 row_number() over (partition by company, name order by 1) as rn
19            from t)
20   group by company, name;
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         1 Joe        345
         1 Sam        234        123
         1 Sue        573        789        987
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Multiple subreports within a single main report?

I'm a newbie to BI Publisher, but have used Crystal Reports quite a lot.
I have a requirement which essentially consists of a set of 7 similar and closely related reports, each using a different SQL Select statement and printing different columns; the user will have the option of selecting either one of the 7, or all of them.
In Crystal Reports I would set up 7 subreports within a single main report, and depending on the parameter, suppress those subreports which are not required.
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all the sub templates will go against a single XML. So if your sub reports in CR is handling different query, you need to take a step back and think of separating data and layout. So multiple queries will be handled by data templates. So, for example, if your main report fetches some records as Q1 query, and you have two sub templates with queries as SQ1, SQ2 (linked subreport). Then we have to see what relationship exists between the main report and the subreport. Say, the sub report query creates a relationship with the Main report data, to filter certain records. So this can be achieved in data template using Q1 and SQ1 using bind relationship, ie, Q1 is master query and SQ1 is a detail query. Similarly Q1 and SQ2 relationship can be established. The datatemplate when executed, will fetch a single XML data.So in this case you do not need sub template. The sub-report layout is not separate, and is to be created with the main report.
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How to give Bold style inside Single Text Frame

Hi
I created a text frame with some text in it. It comes in three paragraphs. First para is the title with two words and below two are small description. All the text is kept in single textframe and I need that to be in single frame only. NOW, I need to bold the first para that is the title with two words. How can I write the code to give bold style to the first paragraph inside that frame? Do I need to take different frame? I want all in single actually. Also I want the entire text frame to give my customized text color.
Hoping a valuable suggestion
Thanks in advance.
Regards
P

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Also I couldn't give the my color swatch to the text.
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Maybe you could fill text frame with placeholder text:
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Importing multiple amount columns from a single text file

I'm sure this question has been addressed many times. I have tried to search for an answer here and other areas, but I have not been able to find a clear answer yet. I am relatively new to HFM and FDM and thus do not have a lot of experience to fall back on. I am primarily a Planning/Essbase person. That being said, here is my question:
I have a data source (text file) containing two amount columns that I need to load to HFM via FDM. One amount column consists of Average Exchange Rates and the other amount column consists of Ending Exchange Rates. I have been asked to develop a process to load both columns of data to HFM using a single process (one Import Format). I've been told this is possible by writing an Import DataPump script. It seems that I would need to create a temporary record set based on the original source file and modify it so that it contained a duplicate set of records where the first set would be used for the Average Rate and the second set would be used for the Ending Rate. This would be a piece of cake using SQL against a relational source, but that's obviously not the case here. I do have some experience with writing FDM scripts but from an IF... Then... Else... standpoint based on metadata values.
If there is anyone out there that has time to help me with this, it would be most appreciated.
Thanks,

This is relatively easy to achieve with a single import script associated with the Account source field (assuming AverageRate and EndRate are accounts in your application) in your import format.
Essentially your first amount say AverageRate would be set as the default field for Amount and these values would be loaded as if it were a single value file. For the second value, EndRate you would have to insert the second value directly into the FDM work table which is the temporary table populated when data is imported from a file during the import process. The example code snippet below suld gve you guidance on how this is done
'Get name of temp import work table
strWorkTableName = RES.PstrWorkTable
'Create temp table trial balance recordset
Set rsAppend = DW.DataAccess.farsTable(strWorkTableName)
If IsNumeric(EndRateFieldValue Ref Goes Here) Then
          If EndRateFieldValue Ref Goes Here <> 0 Then
               ' Create a new record, and supply it with its field values
               rsAppend.AddNew
               rsAppend.Fields("DataView") = "YTD"
               rsAppend.Fields("PartitionKey") = RES.PlngLocKey
               rsAppend.Fields("CatKey") = RES.PlngCatKey
               rsAppend.Fields("PeriodKey") = RES.PdtePerKey
               rsAppend.Fields("CalcAcctType") = 9
               rsAppend.Fields("Account") = "EndRate"
               rsAppend.Fields("Amount") = EndRateFieldValue Ref
               rsAppend.Fields("Entity")=DW.Utilities.fParseString(strRecord, 16, 1, ",")
               rsAppend.Fields("UD1") = DW.Utilities.fParseString(strRecord, 16, 2, ",")
               rsAppend.Fields("UD2") = DW.Utilities.fParseString(strRecord, 16, 3, ",")
               rsAppend.Fields("UD3") = DW.Utilities.fParseString(strRecord, 16, 16, ",")
               'Append the record to the collection
               rsAppend.Update
          End If
End If
'Close recordset
rsAppend.close
In addition the return value of this Import Script should be "AverageRate" i.e. name of ht eaccount associated with the first value field. The NZP expression also needs to be put on the Amount field in the import format to ensure that the EndRate Field value is always processed even if the value of AverageRate is zero.

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