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Seek [#]FileNumber, Position
Sets the file pointer to a new position in a file. This command works only on open files.
FileNumber is a number assigned to a file by Open statement.
Position is the position within the file from which the next read or write operation should start (as offset in bytes from the beginning of the file).
See also: Open
Example:
Sub Main
Open "TESTFILE" For Input As #1 ' Open file
For i = 0 To 24 Step 3
Seek #1, i ' Set file pointer
MyChar = Input(1, #1) ' Read character
Print MyChar ' Output character
Next i
Close #1 ' Close file
End Sub