PostgreSQL 7.3.4 Documentation
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# seek

## Name

seek -- change current position in the large object

## Synopsis

    seek(offset, whence)

### Parameters

offset

  Position offset (integer).

whence

  Positional parameter (integer).

### Return Type

integer

  New current position in the object.

### Exceptions

`TypeError`

  Bad parameter type, or too many arguments.

`IOError`

  Object is not opened, or seek error.

`pg.error`

  Invalid connection or invalid object.

## Description

`seek()` method allows to move the cursor position in the large object. The whence parameter can be obtained by OR-ing the constants defined in the pg module (SEEK_SET, SEEK_CUR, SEEK_END).

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