diff --git a/tsshbatch.py b/tsshbatch.py
index 98595c3..3bbd454 100755
--- a/tsshbatch.py
+++ b/tsshbatch.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 PROGNAME     = "tsshbatch.py"
 BASENAME     = PROGNAME.split(".py")[0]
 PROGENV      = BASENAME.upper()
-CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.159 2013/10/24 18:53:35 tundra Exp $"
+CVSID        = "$Id: tsshbatch.py,v 1.160 2013/10/26 21:55:51 tundra Exp $"
 VERSION      = CVSID.split()[2]
 
 CPRT         = "(c)"
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@
 FAILURE     = "FAILURE: %s"
 HOSTSEP     = ":"
 HOSTNOISE   = "[%s]"
-INCLUDE     = ".include"
 INDENTWIDTH = 8
 OPTIONSLIST = "G:H:NP:Sef:hkn:p:yv"
 PADWIDTH    = 12
@@ -97,6 +96,16 @@
     "            -v              Display extended program version information\n"         +\
     "            -y              Turn on 'noisy' reporting for additional detail\n"
 
+#####
+# Directives & Related Support
+#####
+
+ASSIGN      = '='
+DEFINE      = '.define'
+INCLUDE     = '.include'
+
+SymbolTable = {}
+
 
 #####
 # Error Messages
@@ -106,6 +115,7 @@
 eBADFILE      =  "Cannot open '%s'!"
 eBADSUDO      =  "sudo Failed (Check Password Or Command!) sudo Error Report:  %s"
 eBADTXRQ      =  "Bad Transfer Request: %s  Must Have Exactly 1 Source And 1 Destination!"
+eBADDEFINE    =  "Bad Symbol Definition: %s"
 eFXERROR      =  "File Transfer Error: %s"
 eINCLUDECYCLE =  "Circular Include At: %s"
 eNOCONNECT    =  "Cannot Connect To %s"
@@ -376,6 +386,7 @@
 
 # End of 'ProcessTXRQ'
 
+
 #####
 # Read File Handling Comments And Directives
 #####
@@ -394,14 +405,40 @@
     try:
         f = open(filename)
         for line in f.readlines():
-            line = ConditionLine(line)
+            
+            # Cleanup comments and whitespace
 
-            if line:
+            line = ConditionLine(line)
+            
+            # Process variable definitions
+
+            if line.startswith(DEFINE):
+                
+                line = line.split(DEFINE)[1]
+                if line.count(ASSIGN) == 0:
+                    ErrorExit(eBADDEFINE % line)
+
+                else:
+
+                    name = line.split(ASSIGN)[0].strip()
+                    val  = "".join(line.split(ASSIGN)[1:]).strip()
+
+                    if name:
+                        SymbolTable[name] = val
+
+                    else:
+                        ErrorExit(eBADDEFINE % line)
+
+            # Process file includes
+            elif line:
                 if line.startswith(INCLUDE):
                     fname = ConditionLine(line.split(INCLUDE)[1])
                     ReadFile(fname, listcontainer, containingfile=filename)
 
                 else:
+
+                    for symbol in SymbolTable:
+                        line = line.replace(symbol, SymbolTable[symbol])
                     listcontainer.append(line)
         f.close()