BinaryFile.Seek

Moves file pointer to new position.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
BinaryFileRef	The reference number for the open file.	$FH
Position	The new position in the file.	123

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Play with Seek:

Set Variable [ $fh ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Open"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.txt" ) ]
# Query length
Set Variable [ $len ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Length"; $fh) ]
# move current position
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Seek"; $fh; 6) ]
# query current position
Set Variable [ $pos ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Position"; $fh) ]
# read 5 bytes
Set Variable [ $text ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.ReadText"; $fh; 5; "UTF8") ]
Set Variable [ $r ; Value: MBS( "BinaryFile.Close"; $fh) ]

See also

• BinaryFile.Close
• BinaryFile.EOF
• BinaryFile.Length
• BinaryFile.List
• BinaryFile.Open
• BinaryFile.Position
• BinaryFile.ReadText

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Created 12nd June 2017, last changed 12nd June 2017

BinaryFile.ReadText - BinaryFile.WriteByte