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LOC

Returns the current offset or record number within a file.

Syntax

LOC(file_number)

Comments

file_number is the file number assigned to the file in its OPEN statement.

For binary files, [LOC] returns the current byte offset in the file. For random-access files, LOC returns the current record number. For sequential files, LOC returns the current offset, divided by 128. For a COM device, LOC returns the number of bytes in the input queue.

Example

IF LOC(1) > 100 THEN CALL ReadIt(salary)

See Also

• SEEK