[eluser]johnpeace[/eluser]
The only time I've seen this, it was the wrong approach.
What are you trying to achieve?
Ask yourself if what you're trying to do could be better achieved by:
- loading a library
- loading a view helper
- loading a partial view
Working within the constructs of the framework will go a long way toward helping you leverage it's features/capabilities to produce more legible, maintainable code.