READ BYTE FROM FILE

This command will read a single byte from the specified file.

  Syntax
Return Integer=READ BYTE FROM FILE(Filename, Position)
  Parameters
Filename
String
The file name to read from
Position
Integer
The position is specified in bytes from the beginning of the file. You can use this to obtain byte perfect reading of any file

  Returns

This value is an integer number such as 1.

  Description

The position is specified in bytes from the beginning of the filedata. You can use this to obtain byte perfect reading of any file.

  Example Code
cls
for t=0 to 20
read byte from file("c:\rubarb",t)
print "value = "+str$(a)
next t
do
loop
end
  See also

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