# \[SOLVED\] How can I make an include file for my scripts - SOLVED THANKS
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/solved-how-can-i-make-an-include-file-for-my-scripts-solved-thanks/1569
**Category:** Libraries
**Created:** [July 7, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/solved-how-can-i-make-an-include-file-for-my-scripts-solved-thanks/1569 "2018-07-07T04:57:11Z")
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2018, 4:57am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/solved-how-can-i-make-an-include-file-for-my-scripts-solved-thanks/1569/1 "2018-07-07T04:57:11Z")
I am having a lovely time playing with a script that draws a sonar for an Arduino output.
My script runs, I can read my Arduino outputs over the serial port, my sonar gets drawn.
I created some variables that I decide could be put into an include file that I could drag into other scripts but I cannot find anywhere that provides me with an example of how to do it so maybe you cant have include files and have to use import files, so I looked for a nice easy example of how to do that, couldn’t find anything,
So, can some one point me to where I can see an example of how to make an include or import file that contains variables that can be used in multiple scripts.
Additionally, is there a repository of samples/uploads of scripts that others have written
as to the include/import/library I am looking for something like
create a file something like
variables.h
```auto
color light_green = color(204, 255, 209);
color black = color(0, 0, 0);
color white = color(255, 255, 255);
color red = color(255, 0, 0);
color green = color(0, 255, 0);
color blue = color(0, 0, 255);
```
place in the script file
include variables.h
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### Author:  [@Honny](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Honny)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/solved-how-can-i-make-an-include-file-for-my-scripts-solved-thanks/1569/2 "2018-07-07T06:46:32Z")
you have just to create a “variables.pde” file and put in your main skecth folder.
all the others pde source files automatically will see the contents of “variables.pde” without the need to use a clause as #include.
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### Author:  [@Honny](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Honny)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/solved-how-can-i-make-an-include-file-for-my-scripts-solved-thanks/1569/3 "2018-07-07T06:56:47Z")
My personal experience when transitioning from C like languges to Processing has been to create 3 files to better organize my projects :
- headers.pde ( where i put all the imports of the libraries that i need )
- const.pde ( where i put all const values )
- globals.pde ( where i put global variables )
anyway this is just my personal way to do it.
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### Author:  [@malcolm\_gc](https://discourse.processing.org/u/malcolm_gc)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/solved-how-can-i-make-an-include-file-for-my-scripts-solved-thanks/1569/4 "2018-07-07T07:05:35Z")
variables.pde Awsome, works a treat.
I took that information and went looking for it on the web and was pointed to [http://processingjs.org/learning](http://processingjs.org/learning) which had an example of using a pde file.
Thank you very much!!!