MC-Basic:SEEK

Moves file pointer to specified location.

Syntax

Seek (# <DeviceHandle> , <lPointer>)

Availability

Versions 4.1.0 and higher

Type

<DeviceHandle>: Long

<lPointer> : Long

Range

<DeviceHandle>: 1 to 255

<lPointer> : Maxlong

Scope

Task or Terminal

Examples

-->Open "File1.PRG" Mode="r" As #1

-->seek(#1,8)

-->?tell(#1)

8

See Also

• OPEN FILE
• CLOSE
• INPUT$
• LOC
• PRINT HASH
• TELL