Just use _PAGETOTAL. You don't need to run anything in an invisible way. Value is already there.
>Okay, I guess I'd better explain myself fully. Is there any way to run a report in an invisible way (hidden from view), thereby picking up the value from _PAGETOTAL, then display the report in the Preivew Mode, or am I asking for Object Oriented Reporting here?
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>Or, maybe I need to go to Mars. :)
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>>>How can you know how many pages are in a report without using REPORT PREVIEW?
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>>_PAGETOTAL
Edward Pikman
Independent Consultant