Multiple Subreports with Balanced Snaking Columns

[JohnHarkins]

Hi!

I have a report that will consist of multiple subreports. However, the cover page is giving me fits. It consists of the following information:
* Title... that's easy enough
* Index... major headings with associated page number ranges to identify start and end of major grouping names (name of sorted field)
* Subscribers' List... names in order by "last name, first name"
Not quite sure how to generate the actual index, but the real problem is that I want the index to consist of two columns, each with major grouping name and page ranges one the same line snaked into the two columns.

It would look something like this:

Apples      1-2        Pears     11-15
Biscuits      3        Raisins   16-18
Carrots     4-5        Tomatoes     19
Dog Food   6-10

And the subscriber's list would be similar, except that there are give columns of the sort:

Andrews, Julia    JA    Edwards, Martha   ME   Irving, Thomas    TI
Baker, Richard    RB    Fetter, Mary      MF   Jenner, Bill      BJ
Catawba, Susan    SC    George, Joseph    JG   ...etc.
Douglas, Arthur   AD    Howell, Jane      JH

I can get snaking to work when the report is the only subreport on a page, but when I haven't figured out how to force snaking and balanced columns (equal numbers of entries in a column of a subreport) at the same time!

Thanks!
John Harkins