 SELECT [ [ NOT ] OPTIONAL ] file-name-1
 ~~~~~~     ~~~   ~~~~~~~~
 [ ASSIGN { TO    } [{ EXTERNAL }] [{ DISC|DISK      }] [{ identifier-1 }] ]
   ~~~~~~ { USING }  { ~~~~~~~~ }   { ~~~~ ~~~~      }   { word-1       }
                     { DYNAMIC  }   { DISPLAY        }   { literal-1    }
                       ~~~~~~~      { ~~~~~~~        }
                                    { KEYBOARD       }
                                    { ~~~~~~~~       }
                                    { LINE ADVANCING }
                                    { ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ }
                                    { PRINTER        }
                                    { ~~~~~~~        }
                                    { RANDOM         }
                                    { ~~~~~~         }
                                    { TAPE           }
                                      ~~~~
 [ COLLATING SEQUENCE IS alphabet-name-1 ]
   ~~~~~~~~~
 [ FILE|SORT ] STATUS IS identifier-2 [ identifier-3 ] ]
   ~~~~ ~~~~   ~~~~~~
 [ LOCK MODE IS { MANUAL|AUTOMATIC                                } ]
   ~~~~         { ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~                                }
                { EXCLUSIVE [ WITH { LOCK ON MULTIPLE RECORDS } ] }
                  ~~~~~~~~~        { ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ }
                                   { LOCK ON RECORD           }
                                   { ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~           }
                                   { ROLLBACK                 }
                                   { ~~~~~~~~                 }
 [ ORGANIZATION Clause ]
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 [ ORGANISATION Clause ]
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~
 [ RECORD DELIMITER IS STANDARD-1 ]
   ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~    ~~~~~~~~~~
 [ RESERVE integer-1 AREAS ]
   ~~~~~~~
 [ SHARING WITH { ALL OTHER } ]
   ~~~~~~~      { ~~~       }
                { NO OTHER  }
                { ~~        }
                { READ ONLY }
                  ~~~~ ~~~~
