>I came up with a cleaner way to do this when I wrote the new Report Writer book. I haven't tried it for detail bands that flow to the next page, but I'm guessing it will work so give it a try.
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>Create a data group .. you can create it on RECNO(). Create a report variable that is set up to count the detail lines and resets for each new data group. In the OnExit expression of the Data Group Footer, use _VFP.SetVar('nLines', 0) to clear the lines. Now you can put your "continued" text in the Page Footer band and use "nLines > 0" as the Print When expression.
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Cathy,

This is good stuff, I think you have me pointed in the right direction. Assuming I followed the above instructions correctly, i.e. RECNO() for a group, report variable nLines to count number of lines in detail band, SEtVar code in 'OnExit', "continued" text in Page footer and nLines > 0.

I was wondering how to limit the number of lines in the detail to 12, could I put the "continued" text in Group footer or even the detail band itself?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,