# using vars\_prompt in a vars file being addressed by include\_vars

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-in-a-vars-file-being-addressed-by-include-vars/32647>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 9, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-in-a-vars-file-being-addressed-by-include-vars/32647 "2020-04-09T18:45:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dave\_Zarei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@Dave\_Zarei](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_Zarei)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-in-a-vars-file-being-addressed-by-include-vars/32647/1 "2020-04-09T18:45:28Z")

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HI,

Got a quick question, I’m trying to use include\_vars in a main play which addresses a vars file in which there is vars\_prompt (i also have an include\_tasks in the same main play which uses the variables being addressed by include\_vars). when i run the main play there is no error, but it doesn’t prompt me for the items i got under vars\_prompt in the vars file. to make it short, how can i use vars\_prompt in a vars file being addressed by include\_vars?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![xxmlud\_gnu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/d07c76/32.png) [@xxmlud\_gnu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/xxmlud_gnu)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2020, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-in-a-vars-file-being-addressed-by-include-vars/32647/2 "2020-04-10T17:03:29Z")

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Hello,

I think “vars\_prompt” can only be used in the main playbook.

BR,

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**Author:** ![Dave\_Zarei](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@Dave\_Zarei](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_Zarei)\
**Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-in-a-vars-file-being-addressed-by-include-vars/32647/3 "2020-04-11T16:19:47Z")

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HI xxmlud,

yeah i couldn’t find any documents saying this is possible. as a remedy, i used pause module in the main play.

Thanks.