Hi All, When I run the following sub routine it creates a word doc with 1 column spanning over 30 pages in a word doc. My goal is to write multiple columns on one page single spaced in order to cut down the numbers of pages being created. 
sub getSND(){
    
$sql = <<END_SQL;

select 
   distinct a.send_id
from 
   perbill_doc_data a, perbill_types b
where 
   a.send_id <> b.type_name
and
   trans_date between '010501' and '010530'   

END_SQL

$query = &execsql($sql);

if(!$print_only){
    
$~ = PB_TOP_SNDIDONLY;
write;

while (@data = $query->fetchrow) {

    $~ = PB_BODY_SNDIDONLY;
    write;
    }

}else{

open(PB_BODY_SNDIDONLY, "> tmp/SND.DOC") or die "Can't $!\n"; 
#Lock File
flock(PB_BODY_SNDIDONLY, 2);

    $~ = PB_TOP_SNDIDONLY;
    write PB_TOP_SNDIDONLY;

    $~ = PB_BODY_SNDIDONLY;

write PB_BODY_SNDIDONLY while( @data = $query->fetchrow );

#Unlock file
flock(PB_BODY_SNDIDONLY, 8);
close (PB_BODY_SNDIDONLY);
}

}

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Thank you in advance for you responses.

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