>nope. i created a simple report, 1 field, against a 60.000 record table, run the command

report form test.frx range 1,1 preview

it still shows all the pages.
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>is there a setting which would effect the range clause? that's about the only thing i could think of?!
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>>If you try just a simple test report in VFP6, does the RANGE work for you?

Not that I know of. The only problem I remember was using the FOR clause and the RANGE together.