yeah, I tried all that :

The line of code reads like this:

REPORT FORM (lcSomeTemplate) TO FILE (lcSomeFile) NOCONSOLE

which is the usual way to calculate total pages.

Any one else out there have any ideas? Don't all speak up at once, now.

Thanks...........Murray


>Sorry Murray, but I don't. I presume you've tried the usual "Set notify off", "NoConsole" etc.? I think this is a Windows dialogue and out of VFP control.
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>>Barbara,
>> When printing to a file to calculate the total page count, the windows "Printing..." dialog is displayed, and a printer icon appears on the task bar. Any ideas on how to prevent this from happening?
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>>Thanks......Murray
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>>>Charles,
>>>Just to add to what Craig wrote you, the reason for sending the report to a file is because VFP will sometimes have different page breaks in the Preview version than in the printed version. So you must use a printed version (to a file) to determine total pages.
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>>>HTH
>>>Barbara
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>>>>What would be the best way to determine how many pages a particular report would print - before the report actually starts printing.