>Got it.
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>Created a variable called "lines" Calculate option set to sum.
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>then added _vfp.setvar("lines",lines+1) to the on exit footer expression.
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>got the answer from: The Visual FoxPro Report Writer: Pushing It to the Limit and Beyond
> By Cathy Pountney
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>Thanks guys

I think it's a bit more complex than needed.