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<h1 class="topictitle1">Specify the initial file position</h1>
<div><p>After the file is opened, the system needs to know where it should
start processing the file. You can specify the initial file position with
the POSITION parameter.</p>
<p>The default is to start just before the first record in the file (the first
sequential read operation reads the first record). But, you can
tell the system to start at the end of the file, or at a certain record in
the middle of the file using the Override with Database File (OVRDBF) command.
You can also dynamically set a position for the file in your program. </p>
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<div class="parentlink"><strong>Parent topic:</strong> <a href="rbafoprocop.htm" title="These topics describe several runtime processing options.">File processing options</a></div>
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<div><a href="rbafodbfpo.htm" title="After a file is opened by a job, the system maintains a position in the file for that job. The file position is used in processing the file.">Set a position in the file</a></div>
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