Thread: Weird file position

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    Weird file position

    What kind of errors would cause tellg() to give a position of -1? I've tried searching for this on Google but didn't have much luck. I know a value of -1 means failure but I don't know what are the typical causes of failure.
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    Not opening the file.
    Seeking on a device / pipe / other things which are not seekable.
    Reading the manual page for tellg() and looking at the return result description.
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