VARKON Version 1.15 1997-10-24

fpos - Function

The current position within a file


Description

Returns the current position within a file as the offset in bytes from the start. If the current position is the end of the file (EOF) -1 is returned.

Syntax

fpos(f)

FILE

f;

Principal parameters

f	- The name of a filevariable accociated with an open file

Optional parameters

None.

Return value

An INT value greater or equal to zero or minus 1 if current position is end of file.