1  –  database-name

    Specifies the database element you are creating.

2  –  text

    Adds information. Within the DESCRIPTION clause, this is
    information documenting the database; within the AUDIT clause,
    it is a history list entry. Valid delimiters are /* */ or double
    quotation marks (" ").

    You can use Japanese to document comments in the DESCRIPTION or
    AUDIT clause for a field. To do this, use the SET CHARACTER_SET
    command, and set the character_set of the session to DEC_KANJI.

3  –  rms-database-name

    Specifies an existing logical RMS database element. It must be
    the name of an existing CDD$RMS_DATABASE element.

4  –  file-name

    Specifies the location on disk of the physical OpenVMS file that
    holds the physical RMS database. It is a character string having
    from 1 to 1024 characters.