Including a file within several object files

RogerInHawaii

I have several objects each of which make use of the same set of constants, defined in their individual CON blocks. Something like...

CON
 
   Black = 0
   WHITE = 1
   RED = 2
   BLUE = 3

Since these same constants are used in several different objects I've had to duplicate the CON block in each of the object's .spin files. But this is a bit "dangerous" in the event that I change one or more of the values. What I'd really like to do is to have these values defined in a single, separate file (perhaps, MyColors.txt) and to somehow have them explicitly included within the various object's files.

In C or C++ I'd simply use a #include directive. Is there something comparable in Spin?

I came across the FILE directive, but that doesn't actually do what I need.

grasshopper

I think you can use the # as well. You'll need to supply more code, i.e. objects name that holds the constants.

**Edited

Some thing like this

OB1 = Objects name that holds constants

OB1#Blue

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Post Edited (grasshopper) : 2/25/2009 3:29:50 AM GMT

mctrivia

if they don't have to be constants you could create an object that returned those values.

PUB getVar(varNum)
case ubMenuState1
0:
return con0
1:
return con1
2:
return con 2

RogerInHawaii

Both good ideas.

Thank you.