>>>
>>>I think you should use the mod of reccount
>>>

reccount()%10

>>>much simpler code.
>>
>>Yes, much simpler, but not necessarily the intended result
>
>no? why wouldn't this do as requested?
>
>

>do while reccount()%10 != 0 or reccount() < 1
>append blank
>enddo
>

>
>what am I missing?

Just thought would miss the (reccount() < 1) part