/sys$common/syshlp/helplib.hlb BASIC, /DESIGN  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

   The /DESIGN qualifier enables Program Design Facility (PDF) processing.

   The format of the /DESIGN qualifier is as follows:

      /DESIGN[=({COMMENTS    },...)]
                {PLACEHOLDERS}

   In order to use all of the capabilities of PDF, you must have  the  Compaq
   Language-Sensitive  Editor  Version  3.0  or  later / Source Code Analyzer
   Version 2.0 or later for OpenVMS VAX Systems installed on your system.  If
   you   specify   the   /ANALYSIS_DATA   qualifier,  the  compiler  includes
   information on comments and placeholders in the analysis data file.

   To  enable  comment  processing,  specify  /DESIGN=COMMENTS;   to   enable
   placeholder    processing    in    place    of   BASIC   syntax,   specify
   /DESIGN=PLACEHOLDERS.

   /DESIGN is the same as /DESIGN=(COMMENTS, PLACEHOLDERS).

   The default is /NODESIGN.