Names the database to be accessed in a program or program module
    and specifies to RDML which database to use and where to declare
    variables. However, RDML does not attach to the database when it
    encounters the DATABASE statement. The READY statement causes an
    attach to the database.

    The only required parameter for the DATABASE statement is the
    database name. The name must be the file name that represents the
    database file or a logical name that resolves to a file name.

    You can also specify the following:

    o  A database handle

    o  The scope of the database handle

    o  Different sources of the database definition for compilation
       and execution

    o  DBKEY scope

       You can specify whether the scope of each record's database
       key (dbkey) is valid through a COMMIT statement in each of
       your transactions, or through a FINISH statement. See the
       explanations for DBKEY SCOPE FINISH and DBKEY SCOPE COMMIT in
       the Arguments section fro details.