SKIP Subcommand (RECORD TYPE command)

SKIP specifies record types to skip.

  • To skip selected record types, specify the values for the types you want to skip and then specify SKIP. To skip all record types other than those specified on previous RECORD TYPE commands, specify OTHER and then SKIP.
  • For nested files, SKIP can be used only with OTHER. Neither can be used separately.
  • For grouped files, OTHER cannot be specified on SKIP if WILD=WARN (the default) is in effect for FILE TYPE.
  • For mixed files, all record types that are not specified on a RECORD TYPE command are skipped by default. No warning is issued (WILD=NOWARN on FILE TYPE is the default for mixed files).
  • For grouped files, a warning message is issued by default for all record types not specified on a RECORD TYPE command (WILD=WARN on FILE TYPE is the default for grouped files). If the record types are explicitly specified on SKIP, no warning is issued.

Examples

FILE TYPE GROUPED FILE=HUBDATA RECORD=#RECID 80 CASE=ID 1-5
                               WILD=NOWARN.
RECORD TYPE 1.
DATA LIST   /MOHIRED YRHIRED 12-15 DEPT79 TO DEPT82 SEX 16-20.
RECORD TYPE OTHER SKIP.
END FILE TYPE.
  • The program reads variables from type 1 records and skips all other types.
  • WILD=NOWARN on the FILE TYPE command suppresses the warning messages that is issued by default for undefined record types for grouped files. Keyword OTHER cannot be used when the default WILD=WARN specification is in effect. 
    FILE TYPE GROUPED FILE=HUBDATA RECORD=#RECID 80 CASE=ID 1-5.
RECORD TYPE 1.
DATA LIST   /MOHIRED YRHIRED 12-15 DEPT79 TO DEPT82 SEX 16-20.
RECORD TYPE 2,3 SKIP.
END FILE TYPE.
  • Record type 1 is defined for each case, and record types 2 and 3 are skipped.
  • WILD=WARN (the default) on FILE TYPE GROUPED is in effect. The program therefore issues a warning message for any record types it encounters other than types 1, 2, and 3. No warning is issued for record types 2 and 3 because they are explicitly specified on a RECORD TYPE command.