nProcs

nProc fgcfromto(string fle,long from,bCount){

    long hFile=createFile(fle,GENERIC_READ,FILE_SHARE_READ,0,OPEN_EXISTING,FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL,0)
    case hFile==INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE : return ""
    long sz=dim(16)

    ifnot getFileSizeEx(hFile,sz) {

        dispose(sz)
        closeHandle(hFile)
        return ""

    }

    long fz=long(sz,0)

    if long(sz,4) or fz==0 or fz<=from {//0 byte or bigger than 2GB not supported

        dispose(sz)
        closeHandle(hFile)
        return ""

    }

    dispose(sz)
    case bCount==-1 : bCount=fz-from
    long data=dim(bCount),rdC=dim(4)
    setFilePointer(hFile,from,,)
    readFile(hFile,data,bCount,rdC,0)
    long rdd=long(rdC,0)
    dispose(rdC)
    closeHandle(hFile)
    string s
    case rdd : s=char$(data,0,rdd)
    dispose(data)
    return