Library /sys$common/syshlp/basichelp.hlb Compile time errors, CDDVARFLD  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

  ERROR - A CDD/Repository field can be either variable or fixed-length.
  BASIC   supports   only   fixed-length   fields.   Either  change  the
  CDD/Repository definition or avoid using the field.