LOTUSSCRIPT LANGUAGE

Examples: Seek statement
Type personRecord
  empNumber As Integer
  empName As String * 20
End Type

Dim rec1 As personRecord, rec2 As personRecord
Dim fileNum As Integer, recNum As Integer
Dim fileName As String
fileNum% = FreeFile()
fileName$ = "data.txt"
recNum% = 5

Open fileName$ For Random As fileNum% Len = Len(rec1)
rec1.empNumber% = 123
rec1.empName$ = "John Smith"
Print Seek(fileNum%)          ' Prints 1 for current position
Put #fileNum%, recNum%, rec1  ' Write data at record 5
Print Seek(fileNum%)          ' Prints 6

Seek fileNum%, 1              ' Rewind to record 1
Print Seek(fileNum%)          ' Prints 1
Rec2.empNumber% = 456
Rec2.empName$ = "Jane Doe"
Put #fileNum%, , rec2         ' Write at current position
Print Seek(fileNum%)          ' Prints 2

Close fileNum%

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