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Sys2Seek

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Description

Move the read/write pointer to the specified location in an open file/stream; files larger than 2GB are supported (this function is a wrapper to DosSetFilePtrL).

Arguments

REXX ARGUMENTS:

 1. File handle (returned by Sys2Open).  (REQUIRED)
 2. The signed distance in bytes to move.  (REQUIRED)
 3. Move method, one of:
      B = Beginning of file
      C = Current position (DEFAULT)
      E = End of file

Return Value

REXX RETURN VALUE:

 The new file position, in bytes.