Assume my file has 100 records and I want to see only first 10 records. Is this possible through lf?



Assume my file has 100 records and I want to see only first 10 records. Is this possible through lf?..

Answer / sagar sudhakar wagh

Yes it is possible through LF. We can use SELECT/OMIT keyword to filter the record of physical file according to our need.

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