Seek Instruction

Syntax

Seek [#]StreamNum, Count

Group

File

Description

Position StreamNum for input Count.

Parameter Description
StreamNum Streams 1 through 255 are private to each macro. Streams 256 through 511 are shared by all macros.
Count For Random mode files this is the record number. The first record is 1. Otherwise, it is the byte position. The first byte is 1.

See Also: Seek( ).

Example

Sub Main
Open
"XXX" For Input As #1
Line
Input #1,L$
Seek #1,1 ' rewind to start of file
Input
#1,A
Close
#1
Debug
.Print A
End
Sub