int $filePos;

string $str = "}";

$fileID = `fileOpen "C:/testfile.log" "w"`;

//set the file position to the 27th position...

setFilePos $fileID 27;

// get the file position and print it out to the command log and 

// the 27th space in the text file.

$filePos = `getFilePos $fileID`;

writeInt $fileID $filePos;

//close the file.

fileClose $fileID;

// now if you open "C:/testfile.log" you should see "27" in the 

// 27th space counting from 0.