why is set file position control not working

[alden.fuchs]

The set file position is supposed to modify the file read according to the help file, but it doesn't 😞 

Read from Binary File Details. Use the Deny Access function to ensure no other users change the file while you read from it. Use the Set File Position function if you need to perform random access.

[Gregory]

Are you sure that case is ever running?

[altenbach · Accepted solution]

Most of your code makes little sense, especially because all we see are truncated pictures.

Why would the file position even matter since (according to the diagram comment #5) you exit the loop on EOF (assuming "this" loop and not some other loop!), then close the file ref, so the file position is forgotten anyway.

All I can say that the file position has always worked flawlessly in my own code, so something else is going on. No way to tell from your pictures.

[alden.fuchs · Accepted solution]

hi It seems that the code for whatever reason did not execute but when I saved all, and closed and reopened the VI everything works as expected. 😐