You are confusing the Include command Steven.
'Include' is for including ACTUAL CODE into your program code. This can only be done while compiling your program. The Include command just allows you to break up your large blocks of code into seperate files for better organization of your code.
WHAT YOU WANT is to have a file parser read in a file and perform commands based on the contents of the file. You will have to write specific code yourself to 'read' the file.
Have a look at this tutorial I wrote on how to parse a file:
http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=27896
'Include' is for including ACTUAL CODE into your program code. This can only be done while compiling your program. The Include command just allows you to break up your large blocks of code into seperate files for better organization of your code.
WHAT YOU WANT is to have a file parser read in a file and perform commands based on the contents of the file. You will have to write specific code yourself to 'read' the file.
Have a look at this tutorial I wrote on how to parse a file:
http://www.blitzbasic.com/Community/posts.php?topic=27896