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**#ATSTART**

//statements//

**#ENDAT**

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| **#ATSTART** | Specifies template code to execute before the #PROCEDURE, #CODE, #CONTROL, or #EXTENSION generates. |
| //statements// | Template language code. |
| **#ENDAT** | Terminates the section. |

The **#ATSTART** structure specifies template code to execute before the #PROCEDURE, #CODE, #CONTROL, or #EXTENSION generates its code. Therefore, the //statements// should normally only contain Template language. #ATSTART is usually used to initialize internal template variables. You may not place #ATSTART within any type of conditional structure (such as #IF or #CASE). If you need to conditionally generate the code, place the #IF or #CASE structure within the #ATSTART structure.

**Example:**

**#CONTROL(BrowseList,'Add Browse List controls')**

** ****#ATSTART**

**  #FIX(%Control,%ListBox)**

**  #DECLARE(%ListPre)**

**  #SET(%ListPre,'List' & %ActiveTemplateInstance & ':') **

**                        #!Makes %ListPre contain "List#:'**

** #ENDAT**

** #AT(%DataSectionBeforeWindow)**

**%ListPre:Scroll  LONG      !Scroll for %Control**

**%ListPre:Chioce  LONG      !Choice for %Control**

** #ENDAT**

**See Also:**     [[ procedure  begin a procedure template .htm|#PROCEDURE]] , [[ code  define a code template .htm|#CODE]] , [[ control  define a control template .htm|#CONTROL]] , [[ extension  define an extension template .htm|#EXTENSION]]