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The Include Item

A special kind of deed is the Include Item. This kind of item can appear at any time in the deed file. It contains information that is considered to be included in every deed that follows it, until the next Include Item.

The only types of information allowed in an Include Item are:

An example of an Include Item is

Include

Src Lee Co., VA, Deed Book

Decl -2

Len p=17;

Lbl %to\%dat

End

Note that Typ is not used before the word Include.

The use of the Include Item is a convenience to reduce the typing required to enter deed information. The src value tends not to change from item to item, and neither does the magnetic declination, so it would be tedious to have to enter them in every item. In most cases you'll find an Include Item as the first deed in the deed file. It contains values to be used by all deeds in the file. See the sample metes & bounds project for an example of use.

Every deed following an Include Item (until the next Include Item) is considered to have the Src, Decl, Lbl, and Len values from the Include Item.

If you have no Include Items at all, the Src value is considered "empty", and the Decl value is zero degrees (no rotation).

The Decl value, Len value, and Lbl value can be entered in individual deeds as well as in an Include Item. Using it in an indiviual deed does not change the Include value; it is used instead of the Include value.

Src lines may only appear in Include Items.