PAGE-NUMBER

Syntax

PAGE-NUMBER position[pre_txt_lit[post_txt_lit]]

Description

Places the current page number on the page.

The text specified in pre_txt_lit and post_txt_lit is printed immediately before and after the number.

Parameters

Parameter Description

position

Specifies the position of the page number. See the POSITION command for a description and examples of the position parameter.

pre_txt_lit

Specifies a text string to be printed before the page number.

post_txt_lit

Specifies a text string to be printed after the page number.

Example

The following example shows the PAGE-NUMBER command:

begin-footing 1
   page-number         (1,37)  'Page '      ! Will appear as
   last-page           ()  ' of '  '.'      ! "Page 12 of 25."
end-footing

See LAST-PAGE