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**Ask, VIRTUAL**

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The **Ask **method initiates the event processing (ACCEPT loop) for the report procedure. This virtual method handles any special processing immediately before or after the report procedure's event processing.

**Member of: [[reportmanager methods.htm|ReportManager]]**

**Implementation:**

The Run method calls the Ask method. The Ask method calls the PARENT.Ask method to manage the ACCEPT loop for the report procedure.

**Example:**

**MyReporter.Ask PROCEDURE**

** CODE**

** SETCURSOR(CURSOR:Wait)              !special pre event handling code**

** PARENT.Ask                          !process events (ACCEPT)**

** SETCURSOR()                         !special post event handling code**

**See Also:     **[[ask  display window and process its events windowmanager .htm|WindowManager.Ask]], [[run  run this procedure or a subordinate procedure .htm|WindowManager.Run]]