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The SEEK function returns the current file position.
The SEEK statement sets the file position for the next read or write.
 
SEEK(filenumber%)
SEEK [#]filenumber%, position&
 
    ■ filenumber%    The number of an open file.
    ■ position&      The position where the next read or write occurs. For
                     random-access files, a record number. For other files,
                     the byte position relative to the beginning of the file.
                     The first byte is at position 1.
 
Example:
    OPEN "TEST.DAT" FOR RANDOM AS #1
    FOR i% = 1 TO 10
        PUT #1, , i%
    NEXT i%
    SEEK #1, 2
    GET #1, , i%
    PRINT "Data: "; i%; " Current record: "; LOC(1); " Next: "; SEEK(1)
 
See Also    ◄GET, PUT►    ◄OPEN►