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This code template is similar to the actions available in the Menu Editor , and adds extended features through the following template prompts:

| **Action** | Choose //Call a Procedure// or //Run a Program// from the drop list provided. |

The remaining prompts are similar to those found in the Menu Editor for each menu item's actions, and are shown below:

**Procedure Definition Prompts**

| **Procedure Name** | From the **Procedure Name** drop down list, choose an existing procedure name, or type a new procedure name. A new procedure appears as a "ToDo" item in your Application Tree. |
| **Initiate a Thread** | Optionally check the **Initiate a Thread** box. If the procedure initiates a thread, specify the Thread Stack size. Clarion uses the START function to initiate a new execution thread. You can optionally specify **Parameters**, **Requested File Action**, or both. |
| **Thread Stack** | Accept the default value in the **Thread Stack** spin box unless you have extraordinary program requirements. To change the value, type in a new value or click on the spin box arrows. |
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| **Parameters** | In the **Parameters **field, optionally type a list of variables or data structures passed to the procedure. Press the "**E**" button to call the Expression Editor. This dialog is used to help you construct syntactically correct expressions to use in the **Parameters** prompt. |
| **Return Thread Variable** | If the thread procedure called is prototyped to return a value, press the ellipsis button here to select a variable to receive the returned value. |
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| **Requested File Action** | From the drop down list, optionally select **//None, Insert, Change, Delete//**, or **//Select//**. The default selection is **//None//**. The Global Request variable gets the selected value. The called procedure can then check the value of the Global Request variable and perform the requested file action. |
| **Return Value Variable** | If the procedure called is prototyped to return a value, press the ellipsis button here to select a variable to receive the returned value. |
|  | Optionally check the **Reference Assign** check box if the variable defined is a reference variable. |

**Program Definition Prompts**

| **Program Name** | Type the program name. The program name must be in your path or current folder, else enter the full path and executable program. Quotes are added to your entry so you don't need to enter any. |
| **Parameters** | Optionally type a list of values that are passed to the program. Press the "**E**" button to call the Expression Editor. This dialog is used to help you construct syntactically correct expressions to use in the **Parameters** prompt. |