>>>COOL!
>>>
>>>I have never used the ON ENTRY or ON EXIT for a report band before and i just did and it's perfect for this situation.
>>>
>>>A variable is set .F. in the ON ENTRY group header and .T. in the ON ENTRY group footer and the statement is printed or not, depending on the variable.
>>>
>>That sounds like an easier solution than the one I suggested.
>
>ugh. NOW i have the problem that it looks like the report is leaving room for the printer whether or not it prints...i have "Print only when Expression is True" and Remove Line if blank set...guess this does nto work in page footers?

Yes, unfortunately the allocated space is not reduced when you use print when in the footer, as far as I know.