format TOP = 
@|||||||||||||||||||  @|||||||||||||||||   @|||||||||
$c1, $c2, $c3
.

$c1 = "first column";
$c2 = " this month";
$c3 = " other data";
write;

##</code><code>##

____first column____  ____this month____   other data

##</code><code>##

____first_column____  ____this_month____   other_data