# What does LRM mean?

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**Created:** [September 2, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/what-does-lrm-mean/667 "2016-09-02T04:24:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![brahn](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/brahn/32/756_2.png) [@brahn](https://clarionhub.com/u/brahn)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 4:24am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/what-does-lrm-mean/667/1 "2016-09-02T04:24:19Z")

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Do you ever see/hear a Clarion developer mention the LRM and wonder what on earth they are talking about?

> Wonder no more, the ClarionHub is here to help! (or of course just ask them what on earth they are talking about and I am sure they will tell you 😁 )

LRM stands for **Language Reference Manual**.

This PDF file is distributed as part of the Clarion documentation. You should be able to find it in `<cwroot>\docs\LanguageReference.pdf`

I am not sure how this differs from the IDE help (F1 from within the IDE), perhaps someone else can elaborate on that?

The first page looks a little like this:

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

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**Author:** ![Devan](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/devan/32/6154_2.png) [@Devan](https://clarionhub.com/u/Devan)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/what-does-lrm-mean/667/2 "2016-09-02T11:38:59Z")

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Forgot this even existed. Is it sad that Clarion is one of the only languages that I hardly ever refer to the manual for because I know (nearly) all the functions and their syntax?!? I am constantly referring to online manuals for Ruby, Javascript etc. but never Clarion.

It actually makes me think whether I am missing out on anything new that has come out that I don’t know about because I never read the documentation or help screens?!? Perhaps a short post or article on newer Clarion functions may be a good idea…

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**Author:** ![brahn](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/brahn/32/756_2.png) [@brahn](https://clarionhub.com/u/brahn)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/what-does-lrm-mean/667/3 "2016-09-02T13:00:53Z")

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I use the F1 help quite often still but I guess the code completion does away some some of the need for event that.

The F1 help actually has a list I think of some of the new features which I don’t think you will find in the PDFs.

Strangely it is hidden all the way at the bottom and probably off the screen for most:

![image](https://clarionhub.com/images/transparent.png)

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**Author:** ![brahn](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/brahn/32/756_2.png) [@brahn](https://clarionhub.com/u/brahn)\
**Post date:** [September 2, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/what-does-lrm-mean/667/4 "2016-09-02T13:03:15Z")

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> [@Devan](#):
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> Perhaps a short post or article on newer Clarion functions may be a good idea…

also… great idea!! 🙂

Perhaps as a part of or maybe in addition to the [Clarion 10 Subscription Feature Comparison - Professional vs Enterprise](https://clarionhub.com/t/clarion-10-subscription-feature-comparison-professional-vs-enterprise/664) topic!

I reckon even if you only know of one difference, start a topic and people can add to it as they come past yeah?