>>>>I am trying to print page numbers in column footer of a 2-column report. I intend that the page number will increment in each column, e.g., column 1 of the first sheet the page # is 1, in column 2 of the first sheet the page # is 2.
>>>
>>>In the first column print _PAGENO*2-1, and in the second, _PAGENO*2.
>>>
>>>HTH!
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>>Thanks for the idea, it is the right track. But since I'm dumb here, how do I know when I am in which column.
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>>If I pute _PAGENO*2-1 in the column footer, it appears in both columns. How do I get _PAGENO*2-1 to print in column one but not column two.
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>
>Right, let´s see. You could print _PAGENO*2-(IIF(ODDCOLUMN(),1,0)).
>
>Function ODDCOLUMN should be something like this:
>
>*
>* WARNING!! UNTESTED CODE AHEAD!!
>*
>IF TYPE("WHICHCOLUMN")="U"
> PUBLIC WHICHCOLUMN
> WHICHCOLUMN = 0
>ENDIF
>WHICHCOLUMN = WHICHCOLUMN+1
>RETURN (WHICHCOLUMN%2=1)
>
>After the report, you should RELEASE WHICHCOLUMN.
>
>Hope this is better!

Just tested it and it is right on target!!! :))))
Thanks for the help.

Dave