Exclude data

There are two Exclude Data process statements:

These statements exclude rows or columns of data from the comparison. Up to 254 "exclude" statements can be entered for each file.

Note:

NEXCLUDE and OEXCLUDE statements are mutually exclusive to NFOCUS and OFOCUS statements if using the same operand keyword (ROWS or COLS).
Do not use the NEXCLUDE or OEXCLUDE process statement if the Y2DTONLY process statement has been specified.

Compare Types: FILE (ROWS option only) and LINE


>>-+-NEXCLUDE-+--+-ROWS-+--start_position--:--end_position-----><
   '-OEXCLUDE-'  '-COLS-'

start_position: If ROWS operand used, the first row (record) to be excluded from the comparison. If COLS operand used, the first column to be excluded from the comparison.
end_position: If ROWS operand used, the last row (record) to be excluded from the comparison. If COLS operand used, the last column to be excluded from the comparison. (Must be separated from the start_position by a colon.)

Example: Description
NEXCLUDE ROWS 5:900: Excludes rows (records) 5 through 900 on the new file.
OEXCLUDE ROWS 1:900: Excludes rows (records) 1 through 900 on the old file.
OEXCLUDE COLS 100:199: Excludes columns 100 through 199 on the old file.