# Syntax Another script file can be executed from within a running script using the syntax: ``` @@RELATIVE FILE NAME @FILE NAME ``` The `@@` form resolves the file name relative to the folder of the script that contains the statement. The `@` form takes the file name as given, so it also accepts an absolute path. Both forms accept a [[Define|defined variable]], which allows a script to execute a file it generated itself. The statements of the executed file run within the calling script: variables defined before the call remain in force, and a [[On Error|local on error]] mode set by the caller continues to apply. The execution shows up as a separate run in the Invantive Script data dictionary, with `parent_run_id` referring to the calling run and `nesting_level` one higher. # Examples To execute a script file located next to the current one: ``` @@cs-build-contact-persons.psql ``` To execute a script file by absolute path held in a variable: ``` local define CORE_BUILD_FILE "c:\temp\build\core-build.sql" @${CORE_BUILD_FILE} ``` This second form is what turns a query into executable statements. A script can write the statements it wants to run with [[Export Results|local export results]] and then execute that file, which is how a build script runs one [[Host|local host]] statement per product without knowing the list of products beforehand.