diff --git a/examples/common.ssqls b/examples/common.ssqls
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+option implementation_extension cc
+option header_extension hh
+option accessor_style getX 
+option exception_on_schema_mismatch true
diff --git a/examples/stock.ssqls b/examples/stock.ssqls
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+include common.ssqls
+
+table stock alias SQLStock filebase ssqls_stock
+	field item type bigint alias id is autoinc is key
+	field num type bigint
+	field weight type double
+	field price type double
+	field sdate type date
+	field description type mediumtext is null
+
diff --git a/test/test1.ssqls b/test/test1.ssqls
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+# This is a comment.
+# The following blank lines should also be ignored.
+
+include test2.ssqls
+
+table test_ssqls alias TestSsqls filebase test3
+	field item type bigint alias id is autoinc is key
+	field num type bigint
+	field weight type double
+	field price type decimal(2)
+	field sdate type date
+	field description type mediumtext is null
+
diff --git a/test/test2.ssqls b/test/test2.ssqls
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+# Here we give non-default values for all known options, partly to
+# exercise them, and partly to test that the include directive works.
+option implementation_extension cc
+option header_extension hh
+option accessor_style getX 
+option exception_on_schema_mismatch true