SKIPB (Skip Before) keyword in printer files

The format of the keyword is:

SKIPB(skip-before-line-number)

The parameter value is required and must be in the range 1 through 255.

If you specify this keyword at the file level, you must option it with one or more indicators; otherwise, option indicators are optional. The specified skip is performed before each record in the file prints and after any file-level SKIPB operations are applied.

If you specify this keyword at the record level, skipping is performed before any of the lines associated with that record print.

If you specify this keyword at the field level, skipping is performed before the field prints.

You can specify this keyword once at the file level, once at the record level, and once for each field.

This keyword is valid at the file level for all records, but not at the record or field level for records that have line numbers specified (positions 39 through 41). (The line numbers are flagged as errors.)

The SKIPB keyword is not valid at either the field level or record level if the record format also has the BOX, ENDPAGE, GDF, LINE, OVERLAY, PAGSEG, or POSITION keywords specified.

This keyword is not allowed at the file level for files defined as DEVTYPE(*AFPDS) on the CRTPRTF command.

Option indicators are valid for this keyword.