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> To include an external file into your embedded SQL program, use:
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>EXEC SQL INCLUDE <TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>filename</I
></TT
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The embedded SQL preprocessor will look for a file named
<TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
><TT
CLASS="REPLACEABLE"
><I
>filename</I
></TT
>.h</TT
>,
preprocess it, and include it in the resulting C output. Thus,
embedded SQL statements in the included file are handled correctly.
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because this file would not be subject to SQL command preprocessing.
Naturally, you can continue to use the C
<TT
CLASS="LITERAL"
>#include</TT
> directive to include other header
files.
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> The include file name is case-sensitive, even though the rest of
the <TT
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