Pdf printing Report Layout

I'm trying to modify the default Report Layout and I'm almost there, except for how the Apex engine loops through the sub-templates is messing me up. I want my report to look like:
COL HEADER1
COL DATA1
COL HEADER 2
COL DATA2
COL HEADER3
COL DATA3
etc.
I can do this in the HTML report layout no problem, but the pdf output looks like:
COL HEADER1
COL HEADER2
COL HEADER3
COL DATA1
COL DATA2
COL DATA3
etc.
When I try to merge the Report Column Heading and Column Template code together in the Column Template field and just use #PRN_TEMPLATE_BODY_ROW# in the Report Layout, I get:
'#COLUMN_HEADER#'
COL DATA1
'#COLUMN_HEADER#'
COL DATA2
'#COLUMN_HEADER#'
COL DATA3
So basically, the #COLUMN_HEADER# substitution string doesn't get substituted with the actual column header name if it's used in the Column Template section. I think it should, since then my problem would be solved. Any insights? Thanks.

Kathryn,
The #COLUMN_HEADER# substitution string does not get substituted when used in the column template section. I agree it would be helpful if it were though, unfortunately that's not the case yet. I'll add that for the next release,
Regards,
Marc

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