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Handle Attributes and Methods Reference : GET-FILE-OFFSET( ) method
 

GET-FILE-OFFSET( ) method

Returns the character offset at which the nth error occurred in the associated source file during the preceding ABL source code compilation.
Return type: INTEGER
Applies to: COMPILER system handle

Syntax

GET-FILE-OFFSET ( n )
n
An integer expression, from 1 to the value of the NUM-MESSAGES attribute, that specifies the numeric occurrence of a compilation error.
If the nth occurrence of a compilation error did not occur, this method returns the Unknown value (?).