Creates the temporary definition of a dictionary or domain table.
       list (ACL) for the table. The following sections explain how to
       declare dictionary and domain tables.

       Format

         To declare a dictionary table use the following syntax:

         DECLARE TABLE table-name

          [QUERY_HEADER [IS] "header-segment"[/...]]

          [EDIT_STRING [IS] edit-string]

          [USING] code-field : translation-field [,]
          {"code-1"  }  { "translation-1" }
          {code-1    }: { translation-1   }[,]
          {          }  {                 }

          [ {"code-2"  }  {"translation-2"  } ]
          [ {code-2    }: {translation-2    } ][,]
          [ {          }  {                 } ]

           .                .
           .                .
           .                .

          [     { "translation-n"  } ]
          [ ELSE {translation-n    } ]
          [     {                  } ]

         END_TABLE

         To declare a domain table use the following syntax:

         DECLARE TABLE  table-name FROM [DOMAIN] domain-name

          [QUERY_HEADER [IS] "header-segment"[/...]]

          [EDIT_STRING [IS] edit-string]

          [USING] code-field : translation-field [,]
          [     { "translation-string"  } ]
          [ ELSE {translation-string    } ]
          [     {                       } ]
         END_TABLE

1  –  Arguments

    table-name

       Is the name of the dictionary table being defined.
       It must be a simple name.

    "code" : "translation"

       Is a code-and-translation pair. You must separate each pair with
       a colon. The comma after each pair is optional. If the code or
       translation conforms to the rules for DEC DATATRIEVE names given
       in the DEC DATATRIEVE User's Guide, you do not have to enclose it
       in quotation marks. However, DEC DATATRIEVE converts to uppercase
       any lowercase letters in an unquoted code or translation.

       If the code or translation does not conform to the rules for DEC
       DATATRIEVE names (especially if it contains any spaces), or if
       you want to preserve lowercase letters, you must enclose the code
       or translation in quotation marks (" ") and follow the rules for
       character string literals.

    ELSE "translation"

       Is the translation to be used if you specify a code not
       defined in the dictionary table. The rules for specifying
       this translation string are the same as those for codes and
       translations.

    END_TABLE
       Ends the dictionary table definition.

2  –  Examples

       The following example declares a table of department codes and
       specifies a query header for the translations of the table:

       DTR> DECLARE TABLE DEPT_TABLE
       DFN> QUERY_HEADER IS "Responsible"/"Department"
       DFN> CE : "Commercial Engineering"
       DFN> PE : "Plant Engineering"
       DFN> CS : "Customer Support"
       DFN> RD : "Research and Development"
       DFN> SD : "Sales Department"
       DFN> ELSE "UNKNOWN DEPARTMENT"
       DFN> END_TABLE
       DTR>
       DTR> print "John belongs to " | ( "RD" via DEPT_TABLE ) ;
       John belongs to Research and Development

       The following example declares a table with a translation for each
       possible rig and includes an edit string in the definition that
       displays the translation in a 10 character wide column:

       DTR> DECLARE TABLE RIGGING
       DFN> EDIT_STRING IS T(10)
       DFN> QUERY_HEADER "TYPE OF"/"RIGGING"
       DFN> SLOOP : "ONE MAST"
       DFN> KETCH : "TWO MASTS, BIG ONE IN FRONT"
       DFN> YAWL  : "SIMILAR TO KETCH"
       DFN> MS    : "SAILS AND A BIG MOTOR"
       DFN> ELSE    "SOMETHING ELSE"
       DFN> END_TABLE
       DTR> PRINT "KETCH" VIA RIGGING

        TYPE OF
        RIGGING

       TWO MASTS,
       BIG ONE IN
       FRONT

       DTR>

       The following example shows how to declare a domain table that
       returns the price of a yacht when you enter a value for LENGTH_
       OVER_ALL. The example specifies a query header and an edit string
       for the translation field:

       DTR> DECLARE TABLE LOA_PRICE_TABLE
       DFN>     FROM CDD$TOP.DTR$LIB.DEMO.YACHTS
       DFN>     QUERY_HEADER IS "SAMPLE"/"PRICE"
       DFN>     EDIT_STRING IS $$$,$$$
       DFN>     USING LOA : PRICE
       DFN>     ELSE "NO BOATS IN STOCK WITH THAT LOA."
       DFN> END_TABLE
       DTR> PRINT 26 VIA LOA_PRICE_TABLE

       SAMPLE
       PRICE

       $17,900

       DTR>