[File->SetPosition]
Sets the position of the files read/write marker. Requires an integer line or character position (depending on the read mode) as a parameter. All subsequent reads and writes will occur at the given position.
- Syntax
- Parameters
[File Variable->(SetPosition: Integer)]Examples
To read characters from a file starting at a specified position:
Characters can be read starting at a set position using the [File->SetPosition] tag before the [File->Read] tag. The example below reads 240 characters starting at character number 16.
[Var:'File'=(File: 'myfile.txt', File_OpenRead, File_ModeChar)]
[$File->(SetPosition: 16)]
[$File->(Read: 240)][$File->Close]| Tag Link | [File->SetPosition] | Category | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Member | Data Source | Any |
| Support | Preferred | Version | 7.0 |
| Output Type | None | Security | File |
| Implementation | Sets | Lasso 7.0 | |
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