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 (?).