VMS Help DTM, CREATE, VARIABLE, Example  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

   DTM> CREATE VARIABLE/SYMBOL/LOCAL INPUT_FILE "emptyfil"
   _Remark: Name of input file, with an empty file as the default
   %DTM-S-CREATED, symbol variable INPUT_FILE created.
   DTM>

   This example creates the variable INPUT_FILE. It is defined as
   a local symbol, with a default value of emptyfil. The quotation
   marks indicate that the value is a string.