# ASP: Record count ALLWAYS returns -1

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**Created:** [April 7, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asp-record-count-allways-returns-1/143690 "2005-04-07T22:54:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/asp-record-count-allways-returns-1/143690/1 "2005-04-07T22:54:43Z")

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ok. ive got a problem, and i dont know why.

ive got a project with comments, and i want to show how many comments there are.

ive got this as code…

```auto
 <%= RScomments.recordcount%> 

```

but it always returns -1. i know -1 is the default if for some reason it cant count the records, but i dont know why it wouldnt be counting the records.

thanks for anyhelp.  
-Naaman