CDO> DEFINE FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES cont> STORETYPE EXTERNAL cont> MCS_STOREDIN IS "CDD$DISK:[SMITH]PARSER_TABLES.DAT". cont> END FILE_ELEMENT MCS_BINARY PARSER_TABLES. In this example, the DEFINE FILE_ELEMENT command includes a STORETYPE EXTERNAL clause. CDO creates an external file element PARSER_TABLES stored in CDD$DISK:[SMITH]PARSER_TABLES.DAT.