# \[WS\] New feature \[Include\]

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-new-feature-include/51156>\
**Category:** Web Sources Discussion\
**Created:** [December 12, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-new-feature-include/51156 "2020-12-12T18:15:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/vkostas/32/227_2.png) [@vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vkostas)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-new-feature-include/51156/1 "2020-12-12T18:15:06Z")

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Some time now Mp3Tag introduced the `[Include]=...` command.  
One example is official `Discogs.src`.  
`[SearchBy]=Album||%album%||&release_title=%s`  
`[Include]=Discogs.inc`  
So, I build a long `myInclude.inc` file intended to be reused in many WS and added it to each `src` file (`[Include]=myInclude.inc`).  
It did not work.  
Some people would expect `[Include]=file.inc` command would act as copy/pasting the `file.inc` content in the main WS src file.

```
[ParserScriptIndex]=...
#
... code ...
[Include]=Include1.inc
... more code ...
[Include]=Include2.inc
... even more code ...
[Include]=Include3.inc
... other code...

[ParserScriptAlbum]=...
... code ...
[Include]=Include4.inc
... more code ...
[Include]=Include5.inc
... even more code ...
[Include]=Include6.inc
... other code...

```

I am not blaming existing feature, just probably have wrong expectation.

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-new-feature-include/51156/2 "2020-12-16T14:44:59Z")

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It works only at the top-level, i.e., you can't include from within `[ParserScriptIndex]`, `[ParserScriptAlbum]` or other `[Include]`.

I can see how this might be helpful in reusing snippets and reducing boilerplate. However, it also increases complexity even further and creates new challenges in debugging.

That said, it's not planned for now.