Thread: fseek question regarding line number

  1. 10-18-2008 #1
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    fseek question regarding line number

    I'm using fseek in a program to get to specific offsets in a text file.

    Is there a way to get the line number I end up at when I do an fseek?
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    Only if you process all the characters you skipped.
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