o  The condition name must be a string of up to 31  characters  from
      the  set  A-Z,  0-9,_,  and $.  The first character in the string
      must be a letter from A-Z, and the last character can not be _ or
      $.

   o  COB_condition_name, quoted strings, or  external  names  must  be
      legal VAX COBOL names.  However, the CDDL compiler does not check
      for correct syntax.  You must provide a correct value expression.

   o  The values low_val and  high_val  can  be  fixed  point  numbers,
      floating   point  numbers,  quoted  strings,  octal  numbers,  or
      hexadecimal numbers.

   o  The compiler ignores commas, but you can use them to  make  value
      specifications easier to read.