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**#GENERATE(** //section// **)**

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| **#GENERATE** | Generates a section of the application. |
| //section// | One of the following built-in symbols: %Program, %Module, or %Procedure. This symbol indicates the portion of the application to generate. |

The **#GENERATE** statement generates the source code for the specified //section// of the application by executing the Template Language statements contained within that //section//. #GENERATE should only be used within the #APPLICATION or a #UTILITY section of the Template.

When //section// is:

| %Program | The #PROGRAM section of the Template is generated. |
| %Module | The appropriate #MODULE section of the Template is generated. |
| %Procedure | The appropriate #PROCEDURE section of the Template for the current value of %Procedure is generated. |

**Example:**

**#GENERATE****(%Program)                            #!Generate program header**

**#FOR(%Module)                                  #!**

** ****#GENERATE****(%Module)                           #!Generate module header**

**  #FOR(%ModuleProcedure)                       #!For all procs in module**

**    #FIX(%Procedure,%ModuleProcedure)          #!Fix current procedure**

**   ****#GENERATE****(%Procedure)                      #!Generate procedure code**

**  #ENDFOR                                      #!EndFor all procs in module**

**#ENDFOR                                        #!EndFor all modules**