The %INCLUDE Statement

The %INCLUDE statement incorporates text from other files into the current source file during compilation. The general form of this statement is:

%INCLUDE filename[,filename]...;

where:

filename is one of the following:

• A character string
• An Open PL/I name
• An Open PL/I name enclosed in parentheses

The specified filename is used to locate a text file whose content is inserted into the program text in place of the %INCLUDE statement.

Your selection of one of these forms in combination with the presence or absence of the -ipath compiler option affects the search pattern used in locating files to be included. For more information, see the section %INCLUDE in the chapter Statements.