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# Truncate

Truncate the file at position

## Declaration

Source position: systemh.inc line 932

`procedure Truncate(`
`var F: file`
`);`

## Description

Truncate truncates the (opened) file F at the current file position.

## Errors

Depending on the state of the {$I} switch, a runtime error can be generated if there is an error. In the {$I-} state, use IOResult to check for errors.

## See also

Append |  | Open a file in append mode
Filepos |  | Get position in file
Seek |  | Set file position

## Example

    Program Example71;

    { Program to demonstrate the Truncate function. }

    Var F : File of longint;
        I,L : Longint;

    begin
      Assign (F,'test.tmp');
      Rewrite (F);
      For I:=1 to 10 Do
        Write (F,I);
      Writeln ('Filesize before Truncate : ',FileSize(F));
      Close (f);
      Reset (F);
      Repeat
        Read (F,I);
      Until i=5;
      Truncate (F);
      Writeln ('Filesize after Truncate  : ',Filesize(F));
      Close (f);
    end.

Documentation generated on: Feb 26 2014