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**#SECTION (**//<;name>//**)**

//statements//

**#ENDSECTION**

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| **#SECTION** | Marks the beginning of a section of generated code. |
| //name// | A string that identifies the name of the section. |
| //statements// | Any template or target language statements. |
| **#ENDSECTION** | Terminates the #SECTION. |

The **#SECTION** structure defines a contiguous section of generated code so that the position of embedded source code is correctly patched up for error positions in the resulting generated code. #APPEND with the SECTION attribute performs the patch.

__**Named Sections**__

A //name// parameter has been added to the #SECTION statement. This parameter can then be referenced by the SECTION attribute of the #APPEND statement as follows:

** **

**#SECTION('First Section')**

**...**

**#ENDSECTION**

**#SECTION('Another Section')**

**...**

**#ENDSECTION**

**...**

** **

**#APPEND('FileName'),SECTION('Another Section')**

**#APPEND('FileName'),SECTION('First Section')**

**The first #APPEND statement with the SECTION attribute uses the last defined section in source order. The next #APPEND statement is used for the previous section, etc. A named #SECTION can be used with the #APPEND statement ****only once****. If the SECTION attribute of the #APPEND statement has a parameter defined, for example:**

**#APPEND('somefile'),SECTION('somesection')**

**The template source generator will append the #SECTION defined with the name 'somesection' and then removes it from the list of sections. If the SECTION attribute has no parameter**

**#APPEND('somefile'),SECTION**

**The generator uses the most recently declared #SECTION not removed yet from the top of sections stack and then pops it (but does not destroy).**

In summary, to avoid any logic problems, all #APPEND statements **//should not//** mix usage of named and unnamed sections.

**Other Example:**

**#CREATE(%Temp)                               #!Create temp module file**

**#SECTION**

**#EMBED(%MyEmbed,@s30)**

**#ENDSECTION**

**#CLOSE**

**#CREATE('target.clw')**

** CODE**

**#APPEND(%Temp),SECTION                       #!Correctly patch position of #EMBED**

**#CLOSE**

**See Also:     **[[ append  add to source file .htm|#APPEND]]