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>>>2) How do I now how much pages a report contain.
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>>See Message #587096.
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>Could this help me to know huw much pages a groop needs.
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>As exit-procedure of each group I can fill a array with the group-id and the curent _pageno ? If I don't choose 'release variable on exit-report' I can acces this variable after I print the report to file.

Jimmy,

Unfortunately, there is no simple way to define a number of pages per group. However, there is a trick similar to the one, I used to insert a blank page if group ends on the odd page (See FoxTallk Feb 2000 and March 2000 articles by Cathy Pountney). The trick is: on Exit of group footer you would need to call some function, say, RememberGroupPageNo()

This code of this function would be something like:

local lnSelect
lnSelect=select()
if lFirstTime
   if not used('temptable')
      select 0
      create table temptable (GroupVal C(3), PageEnd I) && GroupVal is the value, which contains your group expression, so made it correct length and type
      index on GroupVal tag GroupVal 
   endif
   insert into temptable values(MyField, _pageno)
endif
    
select (m.lnSelect)

In the expression for Page 1 of 10 in Group11 you would put something like
"Page "+transform(_pageno)+" of "+iif(lFirstTime,"10",transform(TempTable.PageEnd))

You also would need a function in the Header like SetEnvir()

if not lFirstTime
   if not used('temptable')
     use temptable order GroupVal in 0
   endif 
    set relation to
    set relation to MyGroupField into TempTable additive
endif

You also would need private variable called lFirstTime. You set it to true, then run your report to a dummy file, then set it to false and you can run your report again.

I haven't thought this thoroughly, but this is just an idea, which may help you get started.