>>>You need to send the report to a file first, then check _PAGENO. This will be the total number of pages.
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>>Sounds like NUL would be a good filename to send to...
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>Why send it to a file at all?

Errr, you got me. I was just suggesting a good "non-file" to send it to if you did have to send it to a file. :)

>> Sending it nowhere (defaulting to the screen) with the NOCONSOLE clause will produce the same results without the overhead of writing a file to the disk.<<

This sounds best. However, be aware that NUL is not a disk file: it's just a bitbucket, supported by the OS.