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#ATSTART
statements
#ENDAT
| #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 , #CODE , #CONTROL , #EXTENSION