The SKIPREC=n parameter instructs MFX to skip a decimal number of records before the input file is copied. The n records skipped are deleted from the input file before INCLUDE/OMIT processing, if specified, takes place.
The SKIPREC parameter should only be specified for a MERGE FIELDS=COPY operation. SKIPREC will be ignored when doing a merge of SORTINnn data sets.
If SKIPREC is specified as a PARM option as well as on the MERGE control statement, the PARM specification takes precedence.