Seek Instruction
Syntax
Seek [#]StreamNum, Count
Group
Description
Position StreamNum for input Count.
NOTE: Unicode text files opened with Input mode use character positions, not
byte positions.
Sandbox
Sandbox mode blocks this instruction.
Parameters
Parameters | 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. |
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
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