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**#MODULE(** //name, description// [, //target, extension// ] **)** [, **HLP(** //helpid// **)** ] [, **EXTERNAL **]

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| **#MODULE** | Begins the module section. |
| //name// | The name of the Module which identifies it for the Template Registry and Template Language statements. This must be a valid Clarion label. |
| //description// | A string constant describing the #MODULE section for the Template Registry and Application Generator. |
| //target// | A string constant that specifies the source language the Template generates. The word "EXTERNAL" is convention adopted to indicate an external source or object module. If omitted, it defaults to Clarion. |
| //extension// | A string constant that specifies the source code file extension for the //target//. If omitted, it defaults to .CLW. |
| **HLP** | Specifies on-line help is available. |
| //helpid// | A string constant containing the identifier to access the Help system. This may be either a Help keyword or "context string." |
| **EXTERNAL** | Specifies no source generates into the module. |

The **#MODULE** statement defines the beginning of the section of the template which puts data into each generated source module's data area. The #MODULE Section is terminated by the next Template Code Section (#PROGRAM, #MODULE, #PROCEDURE, #CONTROL, #CODE, #EXTENSION, or #GROUP) statement encountered, or the end of the file. A Template set may contain multiple #MODULE statements.

Code generated by a #MODULE section is (usually) placed at the beginning of a source code file generated by the Application Generator.

#BUTTON, #PROMPT, and #DISPLAY statements are not valid within a #MODULE section.

**Example:**

**#MODULE(ExternalOBJ,'External .OBJ module','EXTERNAL','.OBJ'),EXTERNAL**

**#MODULE(ExternalLIB,'External .LIB module','EXTERNAL','.LIB'),EXTERNAL**

**#MODULE(GENERATED,'Clarion MEMBER module')**

**  MEMBER('%Program')           !MEMBER statement is required**

**%ModuleData                   #!Data declarations local to the Module**