Marc,

That's not true...a private variable (the default) works fine.

>
>var. must be declare public
>
>public lntotalpages
>lnTotalpages = 0
>DELETE FILE tempo.txt
>Report form SYS(2003) + "\reports\rpterror.frx" to file tempo.txt NoConsole
>lnTotalpages = _PAGENO
>Report form SYS(2003) + "\reports\rpterror.frx" NOCONSOLE to PRINTER PROMPT preview