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**#PROCEDURE(** //name, description// [, //target// ] **)**[, **REPORT** ] [, **WINDOW** ] [, **HLP(** //helpid// **)** ]

[, **PRIMARY(** //message//** **[**, **//flag//**// //**] **)** ] [, **QUICK(** //wizard// **)** ] [, **PARENT**( //name//(//family//) ) ]

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| **#PROCEDURE** | Begins a procedure template. |
| //name// | The label of the procedure template. This must be a valid Clarion label. |
| //description// | A string constant describing the procedure Template. |
| //target// | A string constant that specifies the source language the template generates. If omitted, it defaults to Clarion. |
| **REPORT** | Tells the Application Generator to make the Report Formatter available. |
| **WINDOW** | Tells the Application Generator to make the Window Formatter available. |
| **HLP** | Specifies on-line help is available. |
| //helpid// | A string constant containing the help identifier. This may be either a Help keyword or "context string." |
| **PRIMARY** | Specifies at least one file must be placed in the procedure's Data / Tables Pad. |
| //message// | A string constant containing a message that appears in the Data / Tables Pad next to the procedure's Primary file. |
| //flag// | If present, contains OPTIONAL (the file is not required), OPTKEY (the key is not required), or NOKEY (the file is not required to have a key). |
| **QUICK** | Specifies the procedure has a wizard #UTILITY that runs when the **Use Procedure Wizard** box is checked. |
| //wizard// | The identifier (including template class, if necessary) of the wizard #UTILITY template. |
| **PARENT** | Specifies that the procedure has a parent procedure, and inherits all of the prompts and interfaces of that parent procedure. |
| //name// | A string constant naming the parent procedure ' Example: //window// |
| //family// | The name of the template class where the parent procedure name is defined. Example: //ABC// |
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The **#PROCEDURE** statement begins a Procedure template. A Procedure template contains the Template and //target// language statements used to generate the source code for a procedure within your application. A #PROCEDURE section is terminated by the first occurrence of a Template Code Section (#PROGRAM, #MODULE, #PROCEDURE, #CONTROL, #CODE, #EXTENSION, or #GROUP) statement, or the end of the file. Within a Template set you may have multiple #PROCEDURE sections, but they must all have unique //name// parameters.

**Example:**

**#PROCEDURE(ProcName1,'This is a sample window procedure'),WINDOW**

**#PROCEDURE(ProcName2,'This is a sample report procedure'),REPORT**

**#PROCEDURE(ProcName3,'This is a sample anything procedure'),WINDOW,REPORT**

**#PROCEDURE(Browse,'List with Wizard'),WINDOW,QUICK(BrowseWizard(Wizards))**

**#PROCEDURE(Splash,'Splash Window'),WINDOW,REPORT,PARENT(Window(ABC))**