# Can I include SQL file in a changeset?

**URL:** <https://forum.liquibase.org/t/can-i-include-sql-file-in-a-changeset/2345>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [August 3, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/can-i-include-sql-file-in-a-changeset/2345 "2013-08-03T00:54:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![kalwar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/8e8cbc/32.png) [@kalwar](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/kalwar)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/can-i-include-sql-file-in-a-changeset/2345/1 "2013-08-03T00:54:00Z")

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**Author:** ![nvoxland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nvoxland](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/nvoxland)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/can-i-include-sql-file-in-a-changeset/2345/2 "2013-08-03T00:54:00Z")

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You can include .sql files in your changelog files, either using the or tag or the tag in a changeSet and there is no limit to the number of included files.

You can reuse name/id attributes across changelog files because the changelog file name is also part of the unque identifier.

Nathan

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**Author:** ![nvoxland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/87869e/32.png) [@nvoxland](https://forum.liquibase.org/u/nvoxland)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.liquibase.org/t/can-i-include-sql-file-in-a-changeset/2345/3 "2013-08-03T00:54:00Z")

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You can include .sql files in your changelog files, either using the or tag or the tag in a changeSet and there is no limit to the number of included files.

You can reuse name/id attributes across changelog files because the changelog file name is also part of the unque identifier.

Nathan