Columns with span columns CS5

[Steven__]

In a 2 column layout in CS5, how would I know if text is in first or second column, when there are span columns text which add to the column count

[milligramme]

Hi

I tried to do with this code.

if (app.selection.length === 1 && app.selection[0].hasOwnProperty('baseline')) {
     var sel = app.selection[0];
     alert(which_column(sel));
};

function which_column(sel){       
     var sel_indx = sel.texts[0].index;
     var parent_tx_column = sel.parentTextFrames[0].textColumns;
     var columns_count = sel.parentTextFrames[0].textFramePreferences.textColumnCount;
     for (var i=0, iL=parent_tx_column.length; i < iL ; i++) {
          if (sel_indx < parent_tx_column.characters[-1].index){
               var is_span_column = sel.spanColumnType === SpanColumnTypeOptions.SPAN_COLUMNS ? " (SpanColumn)" : "";
               var result = "in Column No."+(i+1)+is_span_column;
               return result
          }
     };
};

This snippet returns like below

1. 1st column and isSpanColumn

2. 2nd column

cont...

thankyou

mg.