Keithley 2600B

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)