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TKE_External_Reference
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Opcode
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.. csv-table::

	"ASCII", "^R"
	"Hexadecimal", "12"
	"Decimal", "18"


Operands
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Variable length, (length)xByte reference 

.. csv-table::

	"length", "length of the reference string. Value is a ``Byte``, but if the value is 254, the real length follows as an additional ``Short``, or if 255 as an additional ``Long``."
	"reference", "reference (full or relative) to another HSF data file or stream"
	
	
Notes
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External Reference allows for the inclusion of another HSF file/stream in the current context (similar to the C/C++ #include preprocessor directive).

This opcode was added in HSF format 8.05.
