Normally, when you print a form there is no page number included in the printout. However, the page number may be included in the printout by adding a counter variable to the form. This variable can be placed in either the Header or Footer area or in both. It must be set to accept the On Header and/or On Printing Footer events - depending on the location of your counter variable. Each time printing is performed, the counter should be incremented by 1 for each page printed.

The following is an example procedure that shows how to print the current page number in the Footer area.

1. Modify your print form as follow:

• Open up the form in editing mode.
  
• If the output area Markers are not turned on, turn them on by selecting Display Markers from the Forms Menu. You may also find it helpful to display Marker Labels.
  
• Create a variable called "vPageCounter" under the footer line. You should adjust the settings in the Object Properties or Property Lists so that the variable will be displayed according to your preference.
  
• Drag down the footer line so that it is right underneath the vPageCounter variable.
  
• Make sure that the On Printing Footer is turned on for the vPageCounter variable.
  
• Click Edit in the Property Lists to create an object method for vPageCounter:
  Object Method: vPageCounter
  If(Form event=On Printing Footer)
  vPageCounter:=vPageCounter+1
  End if
  

2. In the method that will call the Print command, initialize the variable "vPageCounter" to 0 before the print job is started.

For example:

Method: DoPrint
vPageCounter:=0
OUTPUT FORM([TABLE];"PRINT_FORM")
SET PRINT PREVIEW(True) ` remove this line if you don't want to preview the print job
PRINT SELECTION([TABLE])
SET PRINT PREVIEW(False) ` remove this line if you don't want to preview the print job
OUTPUT FORM([TABLE];"OUTPUT_FORM")