o Only VAX DATATRIEVE supports the QUERY_NAME clause. Other processors ignore it. o You can specify a query name for a field only if you have specified a field name for it in the field description statement. You can not specify a query name for unnamed fields. o QUERY_NAME is different from NAME because VAX DATATRIEVE recognizes both the query name and the original field name. With NAME, the facility-specific name is the only name recognized by the specified language or language processor. o Choose a query name that is shorter and easier to remember than the actual field name. You can then choose a field name that is descriptive of the field's contents and purpose. o You can use 8-bit characters in CDDL quoted strings.