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Seek - move the pointer in a binary file to a new record position system unit
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procedure Seek ( var FileHandle : File; RecordNumber : LongInt ) ;
Description
The Seek procedure moves the current record position in an open binary file given by FileHandle to a new position RecordNumber.
The file must have been assigned with AssignFile and opened with Reset or ReWrite.
For untyped files, the record size is set with the Reset or ReWrite routine used.
For typed files, the record size is SizeOf the file type.
The first record in a file is record 0.
Notes
Use SeekEoln or SeekEof to move the file pointer on a text file.
Related commands
Eof Returns true if a file opened with Reset is at the end
Eoln Returns true if the current text file is pointing at a line end
File Defines a typed or untyped file
FilePos Gives the file position in a binary or text file
SeekEoln Skip to the end of the current line or file
Example code : Repositioning in a Word type file
var
myWord, myWord1, myWord2, myWord3, myWord4 : Word;
myFile : File of Word;
begin
// Try to open the Test.cus binary file in write only mode
AssignFile(myFile, 'Test.cus');
ReWrite(myFile);
// Write a few lines of Word data to the file
myWord1 := 12;
myWord2 := 34;
myWord3 := 56;
myWord4 := 78;
Write(myFile, myWord1, myWord2, myWord3, myWord4);
// Close the file
CloseFile(myFile);
// Reopen the file for read only purposes
FileMode := fmOpenRead;
Reset(myFile);
// Seek (move) to the start of the 3rd record
Seek(myFile, 2); // Records start from 0
// Show this record
Read(myFile, myWord);
ShowMessage('Record 3 = '+IntToStr(myWord));
// Close the file
CloseFile(myFile);
end;
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Record 3 = 56
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