STARTOBS= Table Option

Specifies the starting row number in a user-defined range of rows to be processed.

Valid in: SELECT statement
Category: Observation Control
Restriction: Use STARTOBS= with input data sets only
Data source: SPD Engine data set

Syntax

STARTOBS= n

Arguments

n

is the number of the starting row.

Details

The software processes all of the rows in the entire data set unless you specify a range of rows with the STARTOBS= and ENDOBS= options. If the ENDOBS= option is used without the STARTOBS= option, the implied value of STARTOBS= is 1. When both options are used together, the value of STARTOBS= must be less than the value of ENDOBS=.
When STARTOBS= is used in a WHERE expression, the STARTOBS= value represents the first row on which to apply the WHERE expression.

See Also

Table Options: