Can I use #include within an If Then statement?

If so, how do I do this?

Nevermind - I figured it out...

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<%
(code)
(code)
(code)
If var = "value" Then
%>
<!-- #include file='file.ext' -->
<%
Else
   (other code)
End If
%>

AAAARGH! The above does not actually work!

The #include includes the file regardless of how the If statement evaluates! Grrr...

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<%
If this = "that" Then
%>
<!-- #include file='file1.ext' -->
<%
Else
%>
<!-- #include file='file2.ext' -->
<%
End If
%>

includes both file1 and file2!!!

I know I can get around this by simply putting the actual contents of the included files within the If statement, but is there another way to make the above work?

Yes, that is possible, but the source will be

<%
If this = "that" Then
%>
<% 'File 1 %>
some text or any functions
<%
Else
%>
<% 'File 2 %>
some text or any functions
<%
End If
%>

as you see, the IF statement will still be there, but both files will be included

ths is how i included files by specific variables earlier, but now in using Function() instead, by already including the file at the start of the ASP source

You have two options to dynamically "include content".
1) use the execute method wich will run the ASP page in much the same way as the include method.....
if x = y then
execute "myfile.asp"
else
execute "myfile2.asp"
end if

or 2) the less pleasant way is to use FSO to read the contents of the file then write it out to the client. this is no good if the file contains serverside code.