/*******************************************************************************
*   /#   @INCLUDE file:"filename.filetype"
*        - file: is just the filename
*        - actual full pathname is VERBEXX_INCLUDE_PATH\filename.filetype
*          where VERBEXX_INCLUDE_PATH is the contents of an environment variable
*
*   /#   @INCLUDE file:"E:\xxx\xxx\xxx\filename.filetype"
*        - file: specifies the complete pathname of file to include
*
*   @INCLUDE verb can appear only in pre-processor code (after /#  /{  etc.)
*******************************************************************************/

/{  //////////////////////////////////////////////// start of pre-processor code

    @IF (@IS_VAR include_counter)
        else:{@VAR include_counter global: = 0};  // global, so all code sees it

    include_counter++;
    @SAY "    In pre-processor -- include counter = " include_counter;

    @IF (include_counter < 3)
        then:{@INCLUDE file:"rosetta\include_a_file.txt"};     // include self

}/  ////////////////////////////////////////////////// end of pre-processor code

@SAY "Not in pre-processor -- include_counter = " include_counter;
/]
Output:      In preprocessor -- include_counter = 1
             In preprocessor -- include_counter = 2
             In preprocessor -- include_counter = 3
         Not in preprocessor -- include_counter = 3
         Not in preprocessor -- include_counter = 3
         Not in preprocessor -- include_counter = 3