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SYNCLIM

The SYNCLIM keyword controls the number of records to read ahead in the OLD and NEW files while looking for a match. If SYNCLIM is set too low, the compare fails to find the matching record and flags a true match as an INSERT and DELETE. If SYNCLIM is set too high, processing speed suffers. If a match, as defined by the SYNCKEY keyword, is not found within these records, a mismatch, INSERT or DELETE, is declared. You can only use this keyword with the COMPARE command. The shipped default value for SYNCLIM is 50, but this value may have been changed during installation.