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**#PREEMBED( **//text //[//,//**// //**//condition //]** )**

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| **#PREEMBED** | Generates comments at the beginning of embed point code. |
| //text// | A string constant or constant expression containing the text to place in the embed point. |
| //condition// | An expression that, when true, allows the comments to generate. |

The **#PREEMBED **statement specifies that comments generate at the beginning of embed points that contain code. The output //condition// is usually the value of a global prompt.

The comment //text// may use the %EmbedID, %EmbedDescription, and %EmbedParameters built-in symbols to identify the embed point:

| %EmbedID | The current embed point's identifying symbol. |
| %EmbedDescription | The current embed point's description. |
| %EmbedParameters | The current embed point's current instance, as a comma-delimited list. |

**Example:**

**#PREEMBED****('! Before Embed Point: ' & %EmbedID & ' ' & %EmbedDescription & ' ' & |**

**           %EmbedParameters,%GenerateEmbedComments)**

**See Also:     **[[ postembed  generate ending embed point comments .htm|#POSTEMBED]] ,[[ emptyembed  generate empty embed point comments .htm|#EMPTYEMBED]]