# SET'RECNO
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_Added June 2020_
**SET'RECNO #channel, expr**
SET'RECNO sets the record number of a file. This would be equivalent to setting the _recnovar_ variable, associated with channel in the OPEN statement, to the value of expr.
**History **
2020 June, A-Shell 6.5.1684: Function added to A-Shell