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  1. Dec 18th, 2001, 12:01 AM #1
    kpooi
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    Wink set pointer

    can anyone please tell me how to set a pointer to a location after a specific word like "end" of a file header ? i have data after the header which i want to retrieve.
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  2. Dec 18th, 2001, 05:52 AM #2
    jim mcnamara
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    Code:
    open "myfile" for input as #1
a$ = input(lof(1), 1)
p = instr(a$,"end")
Seek #1, p + len("end")
    The file pointer is now aimed after the first occurrence of the word "end"
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