SystemTruncate (Delphi)

Code

{
This example shows how to truncate a file 
after the position set by the last read statement.
procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
   f: file of Integer;
   i,j: Integer;
 begin
   AssignFile(f,'TEST.INT');
   Rewrite(f);
   for i := 1 to 6 do
     Write(f,i);
   Writeln('File before truncation:');
   Reset(f);
   while not Eof(f) do
   begin
     Read(f,i);
     Writeln(i);
   end;
   Reset(f);
   for i := 1 to 3 do
     Read(f,j); { Read ahead three records. }
   Truncate(f); { Cut file off here. }
   Writeln;
   Writeln('File after truncation:');
   Reset(f);
   while not Eof(f) do
   begin
     Read(f,i);
     Writeln(i);
   end;
   CloseFile(f);
   Erase(f);
 end;

Uses

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