SEEK Function
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 Action

 Returns the current file position.


 Syntax





  SEEK(  filenumber%)

 Remarks


 The argument  filenumber% is the number used in the  OPEN statement to open
 the file.  SEEK returns a value between 1 and 2,147,483,647, inclusive
 (equivalent to 231 -1).

  SEEK returns the number of the next record read or written when used on
 random-access files. For files opened in binary, output, append, or input
 mode,  SEEK returns the byte position in the file where the next operation
 is to take place. The first byte in a file is 1.

  SEEK returns zero when used on an ISAM table or on BASIC devices (SCRN,
 CONS, KYBD, COM n, LPT n, PIPE) that do not support  SEEK.


 See Also

  GET (File I-O);  OPEN;  PUT (File I-O);  SEEK Statement;  SEEKGT,  SEEKGE,
 SEEKEQ Statements


 Example

 See the  SEEK statement programming example, which uses the  SEEK function.