The #dictionary directive is retained for compatibility with VAX C and is supported only when running the VSI C compiler in VAX C mode (/STANDARD=VAXC). See also the ANSI C equivalent #pragma dictionary directive. The #dictionary directive extracts Common Data Dictionary (CDD) definitions from the specified dictionary. These definitions are then translated into VSI C and included in the program. The #dictionary directive has the following form: #dictionary "cdd_path" The cdd_path is a character string that gives the path name of the CDD record. It can also be a macro that resolves to such a character string.