| **Navigation:**  »No topics above this level«====== Introduction--The Language Reference Manual ====== | [[toolbar properties.htm|{{btn_prev_n.gif|Previous page}}]][[coming future.htm|{{btn_home_n.gif|Return to chapter overview}}]][[introduction.htm|{{btn_next_n.gif|Next page}}]] | | || Clarion is an integrated environment for writing data processing applications and management information systems for microcomputers using the Windows operating environment. Clarion's programming language is the foundation of this environment. In this help file, the language is concisely documented in a modular fashion. Although this is not a text book, you should consult this help first when you want to know the precise syntax required to implement any declaration, statement, or function. Wherever possible, we provide real-world example code for each item. [[chapter organization.htm|Chapter Organization]] [[documentation conventions and symbols.htm|Documentation Conventions and Symbols]] [[reference item format.htm|Reference Item Format]] [[standard date.htm|Clarion Standard Date]] [[standard time.htm|Clarion Standard Time]] [[clarion keycodes.htm|Clarion Keycodes]] [[keyword short description of intended use .htm|Sample Topics]]