Hi rob day,I dug up an old post you replied to. Perhaps you could add a version that fits the column

//run with undo
app.doScript(fitImage, ScriptLanguage.JAVASCRIPT, undefined, UndoModes.ENTIRE_SCRIPT, 'Fit Image');

function fitImage(){
    app.activeDocument.zeroPoint = [0,0]; 
    //check the selection
    try {
        var s;
        var sel = app.activeDocument.selection[0];
        if (sel.constructor.name == "Image") {
            s = sel.parent
        } else { s = sel}
    }catch(e) {
        alert("No Selection")
        return
    }  
 
    //an array of coloumn positions fom left to right starting at 0
    var ca = s.parentPage.marginPreferences.columnsPositions;
    //the left margin
    var cl = s.parentPage.marginPreferences.left;
    //the top margin
    var ct = s.parentPage.marginPreferences.top;
    //set the container frame’s bounds (top,left,bottom,right)
    s.geometricBounds = [ct, cl, ct+1, ca[1]+cl];
    //set the fit
    s.fit(FitOptions.FILL_PROPORTIONALLY);
    s.fit(FitOptions.FRAME_TO_CONTENT);
    //move to margins
    s.move([cl,ct])
}