Seek Statement

       

Sets the position for the next read/write operation within a file opened using the Open statement.

Syntax

Seek [#]filenumber, position

The Seek statement syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
filenumber	Required. Any valid file number.
position	Required. Number in the range 1 – 2,147,483,647, inclusive, that indicates where the next read/write operation should occur.

Remarks

Record numbers specified in Get and Put statements override file positioning performed by Seek.

Performing a file-write operation after a Seek operation beyond the end of a file extends the file. If you attempt a Seek operation to a negative or zero position, an error occurs.