Include php file in a plugin

I am trying to add CakeMODx.class.php to a plugin I am writting.
For some reason when I reference it (from anywhere) /assets/snippets/ or /manager/includes/
I just get:

No such file or directory, failed to open stream.

I’m 99.9% sure the file is in the folder, and that the patch to the file is correct?!?
Any ideas, thanks, J.

Try adding MODX_BASE_PATH to the path and see if it helps:

Quote from: Breezer at Sep 25, 2009, 05:22 AM

Try adding MODX_BASE_PATH to the path and see if it helps:

Thanks man, that worked. But i’m even more confused.
I know the file was in the folder I was referencing?
Why could it not find it?