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Why is "#include" stripped from output in a Velocity script?

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Rob Knight

25 Feb, 2015 05:19 AM

I'm trying to use server-side includes to include a common file on multiple pages.

If I add `<!--#include virtual="../../path/to/file//file.html" -->` to my Velocity script,
Cascade 7.8.4 outputs it as `<!-- virtual="../../path/to/file//file.html" -->`

How do I get around this?

1. 1 Posted by Rob Knight on 25 Feb, 2015 05:42 AM

   

   OK, I found it. I needed to include a "\" in front of the `#include` because it is a file include directive in Velocity and Apache. The "\" tells Velocity to ignore it instead of processing it.

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2. 2 Posted by Ryan Griffith on 26 Feb, 2015 04:27 PM

   

   Hi Rob,

   I am glad to hear you were able to resolve the issue with the #include. You could also use the following to avoid the Velocity directive confusion:

   <!--${_EscapeTool.h}include virtual="../../path/to/file//file.html" -->
   

   Where ${_EscapeTool.h} will output the hash sign for you during transformation.

   I'm going to go ahead and close this discussion, please feel free to comment or reply to re-open if you have any additional questions.

   Have a great day!

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3. Ryan Griffith closed this discussion on 26 Feb, 2015 04:27 PM.