| Seek Function |
Named Arguments
No
Syntax
Seek(filenumber)
filenumber
Use: Required
Data Type: Integer
Any valid file number.
Return Value
A Long integer indicating the current read/write position.
Description
Returns the current position of the read and write marker in the open file filenumber.
Rules at a Glance
The Seek function returns a whole number in the range 1 to 2,147,483,647.
If filenumber was opened in random mode, the number returned by the Seek function refers to the next record to be written or read.
In all other file open modes (append, binary, input, and output), the number returned by the Seek function is the byte position at which the next read or write operation occurs.
See Also
- Get Statement, Open Statement, Print# Statement, Put Statement, Write# Statement
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