# Include code from an external .as file - error?

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**Created:** [May 8, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/include-code-from-an-external-as-file-error/50993 "2004-05-08T14:10:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 8, 2004, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/include-code-from-an-external-as-file-error/50993/1 "2004-05-08T14:10:52Z")

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When I try to include code from the external file “test.as” I get an error:

“ActionScript 2.0 class scripts may only define class or interface constructs.”

“test.as” contains a simple function:

* * *

## function test () { trace(“test”); }

I put:

#include “test.as”

in my .fla.

I thought I could edit code in an external editor. Could somebody enlighten me if that’s possible?