fileSkipBytes

Shifts the file pointer by the given number of bytes.

fileSkipBytes(file, skipCount) → returns void

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Argument Reference

file any
Required

The file object

skipCount numeric
Required

The number of bytes that must be skipped before the next file operation

Examples
Sample code invoking the fileSkipBytes function 

<cfscript> 
 NewFile = fileOpen(expandPath(".") & "	est.txt","write","",true); 
             fileSeek(#NewFile#,5);  
 </cfscript>

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