Done plenty of reading this evening but still not sure how to do this.

I have an

open "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" for input as #1

command.

I am then searching the file for certain information.

Then I need to search the file again for diiferent information depending on the result of the first search , and I have to repeat this step several time's.

But trying the second & subsequent searches results in error because EOF is met , so I am having to close the file and reopen it for each search which of course adds time to the operation.

How do i simple return to beginning of file instead of open & close.