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**ONCE**

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The **ONCE** attribute precludes any data contained in the INCLUDE from being compiled more than once resulting in compile warnings or errors.

**Example:**

**INCLUDE('KEYCODES.CLW'),****ONCE**

**See Also:**

[[include  compile code in another file .htm|INCLUDE]]