Keithley SourceMeter 2600B Series, Reference Manual

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Series 2600B System SourceMeter® Instrument Reference Manual Section 7: TSP command reference
2600BS-901-01 Rev. C / August 2016 7-99
fileVar:seek()
This function sets and gets a file's current position.
Type TSP-Link accessible
Affected by Where saved Default value
Function No
Usage
position, errorMsg
=
fileVar
:seek()
position, errorMsg = fileVar :seek( whence )
position, errorMsg = fileVar :seek( whence , offset )
position
The new file position, measured in bytes from the beginning of the file
errorMsg
A string containing the error message
fileVar
The file descriptor variable
whence
A string indicating the base against which offset is applied; the default is
"cur"
offset The intended new position, measured in bytes from a base indicated by
whence (default is 0 )
Details
The whence parameters may be any of the following:
"set" : Beginning of file
"cur" : Current position
"end" : End of file
If an error is encountered, it is logged to the error queue, and the command returns nil and the error
string.
Also see
io.open() (on page 7-119)