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[Joris van der Hoeven <address@hidden>]

On Mon, 16 Aug 2004, Michael D. Adams wrote:
> I'm sure there is a really simple answer to this
> question but I just can't find it in the
> documentation.  How do I embed the total number of
> page into the text of a document?  I'm wanting to add
> a page header of the form "Page <m> of <n>".
> <page-the-page> gets me <m>, but I can't figure out <n>.

As a general rule, page numbering primitives are fragile,
since the page numbering cannot be done at typesetting time.

As to your problem, I suggest to put a label on the last page of
your document and use the pageref primitive in order to produce
the corresponding number.

Best wishes, Joris