Thanks a lot for the assist. I thought those report variables were only for Group or Summary type bands. You were dead on--it works beautifully!

John

>>Is it possible to create a counter for detail records without having such a field in a table? In other words, I want to number students as they print. Can I, before each name, force a counter to print and then to increment as records are printed?
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>>TIA.
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>>John