Thanks, gfvalvo, I will now read your provided link.
I sincerely apologize, AWOL, if I was difficult. Here is the latest version of my code:
/* FILE: multi_file.ino */
#include "multi_file.h"
void setup() {
}
void loop() {
fnc_1();
fnc_2();
}
/* FILE: multi_file.h */
#ifndef multi_file_h
#define multi_file_h
#include "Arduino.h"
extern byte var_1;
void fnc_1( void );
extern byte var_2;
void fnc_2( void );
#endif
/* FILE: fnc_1.cpp */
#include "multi_file.h"
void fnc_1( void ) {
var_1 = 1;
}
/* FILE: fnc_2.cpp */
#include "multi_file.h"
void fnc_2( void ) {
var_2 = 1;
}