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 FT_FSKIP()
 Move the record pointer to a new position in a text file
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 Syntax

      FT_FSKIP( [ <nLines> ] ) -> NIL

 Arguments

     <nLines> is the number of lines to skip.  Defaults to 1 if
     not specified.

 Returns

     NIL

 Description

     This function moves the text file record pointer, similar to
     the CLIPPER SKIP command.

     A text file "record" is a line of text terminated by a CRLF pair.

 Examples

     // display each record of a text file
     FT_FUSE( "text.c" )
     DO WHILE ! FT_FEOF()
        ? FT_FREADLN()
        FT_FSKIP()
     ENDDO

 Source: FTTEXT.C

 Author: Brice de Ganahl and Steve Larsen

See Also: FT_FRECNO() FT_FGOTOP()
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