>>Is there a variable available that calculates the total number of pages in a report before page 1 prints?
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>>IOW, I'd like to be able to print something like Page 1 of 12,
>>but currently have no way of knowing how many pages will print. I really can't rely on calculating the number of records in the report cursor, since it contains memo fields that expand and shrink to encompass their data.
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>You need to make two passes through the report - the first prints to a file without updating the console, catch the value of _TALLY after the first run, and then use that to prodcue your output on the second run.

The method I use is to print the report to nothing and then get the system variable _pageno which will be the last page of the report and add it to my data as pagetotal. This way it's not dependent on the amount of records.


Regards,

E.R.