6.1.2.5.1.8 Loc
Function Declaration
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Function Loc(FileNumber As Integer) As Long
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Parameter |
Description |
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FileNumber |
An Integer data value that is a valid file number (section 5.4.5). |
Runtime Semantics.
§ Returns a Long specifying the current read/write position (in other words, the current file-pointer-position (section 5.4.5)) within an open file. The interpretation of the returned value depends upon the file access mode of the open file.
§ The following describes the return value for each file access mode:
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Mode |
Return Value |
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Random |
Number of the last record read from or written to the file. |
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Sequential |
Current byte position in the file divided by 128. However, information returned by Loc for sequential files is neither used nor required. |
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Binary |
Position of the last byte read or written. |