My problem is to calculate the data (string) that can fit into the given page size (in inches).

I have an application which creates plain vanilla HTML report without using any reporting controls. Now I have to provide paging support in this report. the report is dynamic in nature i.e. columns are decided at run time.

Depending upon the page width, I want to wrap columns in multiple lines. For example, if the page width is 8", i want to fit only first 'n' columns in first line and rest columns can be displayed in second line (or more lines if required). For this I need to calculate how much data can fit in a 8" wide line.

Similarly, I want to calculate the height of data that can fit into the given height of page.

To summarize, how can I calculate how much data can fit into the given page size in inches.

Note: The calculation should also consider the font as it is decided at run time.