VMS Help MESSAGE, /VAX  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    Directs MESSAGE to create an OpenVMS VAX message object file.
    The default is to create OpenVMS Alpha message object files on
    OpenVMS Alpha systems and to create OpenVMS VAX message object
    files on OpenVMS VAX systems.

    Format

      /VAX

1 - Example

  $ MESSAGE/VAX TESTMSG

      This MESSAGE command creates an OpenVMS VAX message object
      module named TESTMSG.OBJ by compiling the message source file
      TESTMSG.MSG.