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C/Fortran-like #include functionality for large expressions?

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• Subject: [mg123517] C/Fortran-like #include functionality for large expressions?
• From: Frank Iannarilli <frankeye at cox.net>
• Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:26:54 -0500 (EST)
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Hi All,


Is there any C #include or similarly Fortran INCLUDE functionality I can gain within Mathematica?  The purpose is to enhance readability of very large function definitions or Manipulate[] invocations, by splicing-in "chunks" of code (expressions) defined in separate cells.

Here's an example of an attempt that doesn't work:

testInclude[] :=
 Module[{a}, a = 2.; ToExpression[p];  Print[a]]

p = "a=3."     // The expression chunk to "include"

testInclude[] 
// would like this to return "3", but stuck returning "2". 

Thanks,
Frank

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