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FpLseek function

In unit BaseUnix

Set file pointer position.

Declaration

pascal
function FpLseek(fd: cint; offset: TOff; whence: cint): TOff

Description

FpLSeek sets the current file position of file fd to Offset, starting from Whence, which can be one of the following:

Seek_Set
Offset is the absolute position in the file.
Seek_Cur
Offset is relative to the current position.
Seek_end
Offset is relative to the end of the file.

The function returns the new file position, or -1 of an error occurred.

For an example, see FpOpen.

Errors

Extended error information can be retrieved using fpGetErrno.

See also

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