A function added by MWSE.
xFileReadShort reads the number of SHORTS (2 bytes) requested from the file at the current reading position. The current position is then advanced. Returns the number of values actually read followed by the values.
SyntaxEdit
count (long), ...: xFileReadShort filename (string), count (long)
ExampleEdit
long matches long integer setx matches integer to XFileReadShort "filename" 1