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[label] **KEYWORD( **|// parameter1// | [// parameter2 //] **)** [**ATTRIBUTE1( )**] [**ATTRIBUTE2( )**]

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| **KEYWORD** | A brief statement of what the KEYWORD does. |
| //parameter1// | A complete description of parameter1, along with how it relates to parameter2 and the KEYWORD. |
| //alternate parameter list// | A complete description of mutually exclusive alternates to parameter1, along with how they relate to parameter2 and the KEYWORD. |
| //parameter2// | A complete description of parameter2, along with how it relates to parameter1 and the KEYWORD. Because it is enclosed in brackets, [ ], it is optional, and may be omitted. |
| **ATTRIBUTE1** | A sentence describing the relation of ATTRIBUTE1 to the KEYWORD. |
| **ATTRIBUTE2** | A sentence describing the relation of ATTRIBUTE2 to the KEYWORD. |

A concise description of what the **KEYWORD** does. In many cases the KEYWORD will be an attribute of a keyword that was described in the preceding text. Sometimes a KEYWORD has no parameters and/or attributes.

| **Events Generated:** | If the KEYWORD generates events, they are listed here. |
| **Return Data Type:** | The data type returned if the KEYWORD returns a value. |
| **Errors Posted:** | If KEYWORD posts errors which may be trapped by the ERROR and ERRORCODE functions, they are listed here. |
| **Related Procedures:** | If KEYWORD defines a data structure, the procedures which operate on that data structure are listed here. |

**Example:**

**FieldOne = FieldTwo + FieldThree          !This is a source code example**

**FieldThree = KEYWORD(FieldOne,FieldTwo)   !Comments follow the "!" character**

**See Also:**

Other pertinent keywords and topics