I see, now. You're right - I didn't have the variable re-setting correctly.

Barbara

>Nope, we are talking about the same thing. Here's what I proposed (I just tested it and it works):
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>A VFP trick, count groups with just one public variable defined outside the report:
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> MyCounter = 0 && Outside the report
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> Define a report variable with the name "MyCounter":
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> Initial value: MyCounter = MyCounter + 1
> Value to store: MyCounter
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>It's a trick because it uses the Initial value to increment the counter (the Value to Store is not used, it just copies the previous value).
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>Almost obvious, the variable must be reset at group level (otherwise, the counter is not incremented).
>
>Vlad