Include Statement

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Function:

Includes a file (such as a header file) at the point of the statement.

Syntax:

 

include “filename”

Scope:

Global and HTML

See Also:

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Part

Description

"filename"

Contains the filename to be included. The path can be a relative path to the project path, an absolute path (such as c:\myfolder\myfile.tbs) or even a UNC path (such as \\MY-SERVER\Main\myfile.tbs).

Details

Makes compiler include the contents of a file at the point of the include statement. Usually used to include header files with declarations, definitions for constants, enum types, etc.

Examples

File: global.tbh (a header file)

 

Declare Function multiply(x As Byte, y As Byte) As Integer

Const k=3 'a crucially vital global constant.

 

       

File: main.tbs (a source code file)

 

Include "global.tbh" ' now we have access to multiply and to K.

 

Sub on_sys_init

'        ...

       Dim result As Integer

       result = multiply(k, 3)

'        ...

End Sub

 

 

 

File: library.tbs (a source code file)

 

Include "global.tbh"

 

Public Function multiply(x As Byte, y As Byte) As Integer

 

       multiply = x * y        

       

End Function