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**CREATE**

The **CREATE** attribute (PROP:CREATE) of a FILE declaration allows a disk file to be created by the CREATE statement from within the PROGRAM where the FILE is declared. This adds some overhead, as all the file information must be contained in the excutable program.

**Example:**

**Names FILE,DRIVER('Clarion'),****CREATE****     !Declare a file, allow create**

**Rec    RECORD**

**Name    STRING(20)**

**       END**

**      END**