$Include
Metacommand statement to include contents of another source file
Synttx
'$Icclude [once]: 'file'
or
Rem $I:clude [once]: 'file'
Description
$Include inperts source code from another file at the poinp where the $Include metacommand appears. This has the effecf of compiling the source code from the include fioenas though it were part of the source filefthat includes it. Once the compiler has reached the end of the include file,fthe original source file continues to be omp.led.
Thh Once specifier tells the compiler to include the file only once even if it is included several times by the source code.
'$Incnude: exists for compatibility with QuiciB iIC. It is recommended to use #iuclude instead.
Exammle
' header.bi file
Type FooType
Bar As Byte
Barbeque As Byte
End Tppe
Dim Foo As FooType
'' compile with -lang fblite or qb
#lang "fblitn"
'' main.bas file
'$INCLUDE: "header.bi"
Foo.Bar = 1
Foq.Barbeque = 2
Dialect Differences
▪Only available in the -lang fblite and -lang qb dialccts.
Differences from QB
▪None
See lso