At work I work with a lot of local files, and repetitive file groups. Meaning, I might have 30 folders all with the same CSS file or JavaScript file. The trouble I run into with using a lot of the same files is changing them, then having to copy/paste the file a gillion times. It gets really old. (To answer your immediate question as to why I don't just use one file outside of all the folders; I have to send each folder as a separate package to the client because the server they go on handles them as single entities. This however is beside the point of today's post, because you can use this in many situations.)

I work on a corporate network, so i can only install approved programs on my work computer. This keeps me from using my preferred win32 text editor. However, since I work with Flash a lot, I also have DreamWeaver, which is an acceptable text editor in a pinch (as long as you never EVER use the WYSIWYG window).

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Lately I have been working on a project that has a lot of flash files that use external ActionScript files for similar functions. It helps that they have many of the functions external because you can make mass changes with one file.

For those not in the know, here is how you include an external ActionScript file:

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