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The START statement establishes the logical position of the Next Record Pointer in an indexed or relative file. The logical position affects subsequent sequential record retrieval. Format - [ { IS EQUAL TO } ] [ { IS = } ] [ { IS GREATER THAN } ] START file-name [ KEY { IS > } key-data ] [ { IS NOT LESS THAN } ] [ { IS NOT < } ] [ { IS GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO } ] [ { IS >= } ] [ { IS LESS THAN } ] [ { IS < } ] [ { IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO } ] [ { IS <= } ] [ { IS NOT GREATER THAN } ] [ { IS NOT > } ] [ REGARDLESS OF LOCK ] [ { UPDATERS } ] [ ALLOWING { READERS } ] [ { NO OTHERS } ] [ INVALID KEY stment ] [ NOT INVALID KEY stment ] [ END-START ]
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