Section: Input/Ouput Functions
fseek(handle,offset,style)
The handle argument must be a value and active file handle. The
offset parameter indicates the desired seek offset (how much the
file pointer is moved in bytes). The style parameter determines
how the offset is treated. Three values for the style parameter
are understood:
'bof' or the value -1, which indicate the seek is relative
to the beginning of the file. This is equivalent to SEEK_SET in
ANSI C.
'cof' or the value 0, which indicates the seek is relative
to the current position of the file. This is equivalent to
SEEK_CUR in ANSI C.
'eof' or the value 1, which indicates the seek is relative
to the end of the file. This is equivalent to SEEK_END in ANSI
C.
--> % First we create the file
--> fp = fopen('test.dat','wb');
--> fwrite(fp,float(rand(4096,1)));
--> fclose(fp);
--> % Now we open it
--> fp = fopen('test.dat','rb');
--> % Read the whole thing
--> x = fread(fp,[1,inf],'float');
--> % Rewind to the beginning
--> fseek(fp,0,'bof');
--> % Read part of the file
--> y = fread(fp,[1,1024],'float');
--> who x y
Variable Name Type Flags Size
x double [1 4096]
y double [1 1024]
--> % Seek 2048 bytes into the file
--> fseek(fp,2048,'cof');
--> % Read 512 floats from the file
--> x = fread(fp,[512,1],'float');
--> % Close the file
--> fclose(fp);