ALIGN

 The ALIGN attribute controls the default alignment  rules  in  a
 compilation unit or for a TYPE or VAR declaration section.

 The ALIGN attribute takes a single keyword  parameter  that  has
 the  same  name  and  meaning  as  the  keywords  for the /ALIGN
 qualifier.  Note that specifying the ALIGN  attribute  overrides
 any value you previously specified with the /ALIGN qualifier.


 Syntax:

    [ALIGN(keyword)]


 You can specify the following keywords:


 Value       Action                            Default Information
 -----       ------                            ------- -----------
 NATURAL     Uses natural alignment when       Default on OpenVMS Alpha
             positioning record fields         and OpenVMS I64 systems.
             or array components. Natural      
             alignment is when a record
             field or an array component
             is positioned on a boundary
             based on its size. For example,
             32-bit integers are aligned on
             the nearest 32-bit boundary. 

 VAX         Uses byte alignment when pos-      Default on OpenVMS VAX 
             itioning record fields or array    systems.
             components. Record fields or       
             array components larger than
             32 bits are positioned on the
             nearest byte boundary.

 On OpenVMS VAX systems, when you specify  a  value  of  NATURAL,
 automatic  variables  are aligned on longword boundaries instead
 of  quadword  boundaries.   This  occurs  because  the   largest
 allowable alignment for the stack is longword alignment.