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 Returns the current file position (SEEK function); sets the file position
 for the next read or write (SEEK statement).
 
    SEEK(filenumber&)
    SEEK [#]filenumber%, position&
 
    ■ filenumber&    Number of an open file
      filenumber%
 
    ■ position&      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
                     where the first byte is at position 1
 
 See Also
    ◄GET Statement (File I/O)►         ◄OPEN Statement (File I/O)►
    ◄PUT Statement (File I/O)►         ◄SEEKEQ Statement►
    ◄SEEKGE Statement►                 ◄SEEKGT Statement►