Add Include Files

To add new include files to the project:

1. Right-click the project in Solution Explorer.
2. Click Add > New Item.
3. In the Installed Templates pane, click PL/I Items, and click PL/I Include.

   The default name of the file is Include1.inc.

4. Click Add.
   Note: When an include file is added in this way, its build action is set to "None". To see this, click the file in Solution Explorer and check the Properties window to notice the value of the Build Action option.

To add existing include files:

1. Go to the project's properties, and open the Dependency Paths tab.
2. Put the directory where the include files are under PL/I Include Paths.
3. Right-click the project in Solution Explorer.
4. Click Add > Existing Item and browse to the location of the include file.
5. Select the include file you want to add to the project.
6. Click Add.