Name
Seek Function
Class
Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileSystem
Syntax
Seek(filenumber
)
-
filenumber
Use: Required
Data Type: Integer
Any valid file number
Return Value
A Long indicating the current read/write position
Description
Returns the current position of the read/write marker in the open
file filenumber
Rules at a Glance
The
Seek
function returns a whole number in the range 1 to 2,147,483,647.If
filenumber
was opened in Random mode, the number returned by theSeek
function refers to the next record to be written or read.In all other file open modes (Append, Binary, Input, and Output), the number returned by the
Seek
function is the byte position at which the next read or write operation will occur.
See Also
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