LOC function (LotusScript Language)
Returns the current position of the file pointer in a file.
Syntax
LOC ( fileNumber )
Elements
fileNumber
The number assigned to the file when you opened it.
Return value
The following table presents the LOC return values for random, sequential, and binary files.
| File type | Return value |
|---|---|
| Random | The number of the last record read from or written to the file. This is the file pointer position, minus 1. |
| Sequential | The byte position in the file, divided by 128 and truncated to an integer. |
| Binary | The position of the last byte read from or written to the file. This is the file pointer position, minus 1. |