automatically adjusting column widths

[avuong6]

i have 2 row column header. i have 4 columns that sit under a merged column like below:
|                   period 1                  |
|total   |% total   | ops     |% ops|

on the promp page, the user can choose to hide any of the 4 columns which i accomplish with a style variable. my issue is that when any column is hidden, the merged column does not adjust to the total width of the columns that are displayed under it. how can i setup the merged column to adjust automatically?

[avuong6]

providing an update on how to do this if anyone is interested. basically, you have to imbed cells within your table and apply the style variables to those cells. it works, but alot of work to get there.