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 FT_PEEK()
 Retrieve a byte from a specified memory location.
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 Syntax

      FT_PEEK( <nSegment>, <nOffset> ) -> nValue

 Arguments

     <nSegment> is the segment of the desired memory address.

     <nOffset>  is the offset of the desired memory address.

 Returns

     <nValue> will be a value from 0 to 255 if all parameters were valid and
              the function was able to retrieve the desired byte.
     <nValue> will be -1 if invalid parameters were passed.

 Description

     Use this function if you have a need to examine a specific memory
     location.  The function will return the byte at the specified
     address as a numeric value.  If you need this value as a character,
     use the Chr() function to convert it.

     This function was written for version 5.1 of MicroSoft C.  You may
     have to modify the source code to use another compiler.

 Examples

     local nVMode := FT_PEEK( 0, 1097 )  // Get the current video mode

 Source: PEEK.C

 Author: Ted Means

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