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SEEK
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<div class="black"><font color="white" size="-2"><b>Syntax</b></font></div>
<pre class="syntax"><b>SEEK</b> [ <b>#</b> ] <u>Stream</u> <b>,</b> <u>Position</u></pre><p>

Defines the position of the stream pointer, for the next read/write operation.
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If <u>Position</u> is negative, then the stream pointer is moved relatively to the end of the file.
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To move the stream pointer after the end of the file, you must use the <a href="lof%3Fen">Lof</a> function.
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<div class="gray"><font color="white" size="-2"><b>Example</b></font></div>
<pre class="example">' Move to the beginning of the file
SEEK #hFile, 0

' Move after the end of the file
SEEK #hFile, Lof(#hFile)

' Move 100 bytes before the end of the file
SEEK #hFile, -100</pre>
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<hr><b>See also</b><br>
<a href="../cat/stream%3Fen">Stream &amp; Input/Output functions</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href="../cat/stream%3Fen">Stream &amp; Input/Output functions</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

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