Saving a File Pointer's Current Position

The Insert | File I/O Command | Position Commands | Save File Position menu option inserts a command into the Edit window that saves the current position of a file pointer within the file stream. The saved position can later be recalled using the recall file position command.

The syntax of this command in the Edit window is:

File/SavePosition,<fptrname>

Descriptions for some of the components of this command are:

<fptrname>
This is the name of the file pointer whose file position is saved.

To access the dialog box associated with this File I / O command:

1. Open the Edit window.

2. Place your cursor on the Save File Position command.

3. Press F9.

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Sample Code for Save File Position