FileSeek

Prototype

FileSeek(intFileHandle, intPosition)

Description

Place inside a file in the position passed as parameter.

Parameters

IntFileHandle: integer numerical value that corresponds at the handle of the file.

IntPosition: integer numerical value that corresponds at the position.

Returned value

None.

Notes

This command cannot be used with text files.

Example

// Open the file

FirstFile:=FileOpen('c:\files\file');

// Open another file

SecondFile:=FileOpen('c:\files\SecondFile');

// position a locator in the first file

FileSeek(FirstFile, 1);

// Read a byte from the first file

ByteRead:=FileRead(FirstFile);

// position a locator in the second file

FileSeek(SecondFile, 1);

// Write a byte in the second file

FileWrite(SecondFile,ByteRead);

// Close the first file

FileClose(FirstFile);

// Close the second file

FileClose(SecondFile);