diff --git a/harbour/source/tools/hb_f.c b/harbour/source/tools/hb_f.c
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+/*
+nanforum ft_f*() clones
+* hb_fuse
+* hb_frecno
+* hb_flastrec
+* hb_fgotop
+* hb_fgobottom
+* hb_fgoto
+* hb_feof
+* hb_freadln
+* hb_fskip
+*/
+
+#include <extend.h>
+
+#define b_size     1024
+#define c_size     4096
+#define IT_NUMBER  (IT_INTEGER|IT_LONG|IT_DOUBLE)
+
+static long _hbfskip( int recs );
+extern long _fsSeek( int, long, int );
+extern long _fsRead( int, char*, int );
+extern int  _fsOpen( char*, int );
+extern void _fsClose( int );
+
+static long last_rec[10];
+static long recno[10];
+static long offset[10];
+static int handles[10];
+static int area = 0;
+static char *b;
+static char *c;
+static long last_off[10];
+static long lastbyte[10];
+static int isEof[10];
+
+HARBOUR hb_fuse( void )
+
+{
+
+   PITEM arg1_it = _param(1,IT_STRING);
+   PITEM arg2_it = _param(2,IT_NUMBER);
+   int open_flags;
+
+   if ( arg1_it ) {
+
+     if( arg2_it )
+         open_flags = _parni(2);
+     else
+         open_flags = 0;
+
+      handles[area]  = _fsOpen( _parc(1), open_flags );
+      offset[area]   = 0;
+      recno[area]    = 1;
+      b              = _xgrab( b_size );
+      c              = _xgrab( c_size );
+      lastbyte[area] = _fsSeek( handles[area], 0L, SEEK_END );
+      _retni( handles[area] );
+   }
+   else {
+      _fsClose( handles[area] );
+      _xfree( b )         ;
+      _xfree( c )         ;
+      _retni( 1 )         ;
+      recno[area]    = 0L ;
+      offset[area]   = 0L ;
+      handles[area]  = 0  ;
+      last_rec[area] = 0L ;
+      last_off[area] = 0L ;
+      lastbyte[area] = 0L ;
+      isEof[area]    = 0  ;
+   }
+}
+
+
+HARBOUR hb_frecno( void )
+
+{
+   _retnl( recno[area] );
+}
+
+
+HARBOUR hb_fskip( void )
+
+{
+
+   PITEM arg1_it = _param(1,IT_NUMBER);
+   int nskip;
+
+   if( arg1_it )
+       nskip = _parni(1);
+   else
+       nskip = 1;
+
+   _hbfskip(nskip);
+
+}
+
+long _hbfskip( int recs )
+
+{
+
+   int x;
+   long read_pos;
+   size_t read_len;
+   long y;
+
+
+   if ( recs > 0 ) {
+      for (y = 0; y < recs; y++ ) {
+         _fsSeek( handles[area], offset[area], SEEK_SET );
+         read_len = _fsRead( handles[area], b, b_size );
+         for (x = 0; x < read_len; x++ ) {
+            if ( ((*(b + x) == 13) && (*(b + x + 1) == 10)) ||
+                 ((*(b + x) == 10) && (*(b + x + 1) == 13)) ) {
+               break;
+            }
+         }
+         if ( (offset[area] + x + 2) < lastbyte[area] ) {
+            isEof[area] = FALSE;
+            offset[area] += (x + 2);
+            recno[area] += 1;
+         }
+         else
+            isEof[area] = TRUE;
+      }
+   }
+   else {
+      recs = -recs;
+      isEof[area] = FALSE;
+
+      if ( (recno[area] - recs) < 1 )
+         return( 1 );
+
+      for (y = recs; y > 0; y-- ) {
+         if ( offset[area] - b_size < 0L ) {
+            read_pos = 0;
+            read_len = (size_t)offset[area];
+         }
+         else {
+            read_pos = (size_t)(offset[area] - b_size);
+            read_len = b_size;
+         }
+
+         _fsSeek( handles[area], read_pos, SEEK_SET );
+         read_len = _fsRead( handles[area], b, read_len );
+
+         for (x = read_len - 4; x >= 0; x-- ) {
+            if ( ((*(b + x) == 13) && (*(b + x + 1) == 10)) ||
+                 ((*(b + x) == 10) && (*(b + x + 1) == 13)) ) {
+               break;
+            }
+         }
+         if ( x < 0 ) {
+            offset[area] = 0;
+            recno[area] = 1;
+         }
+         else {
+            offset[area] = read_pos + x + 2;
+            recno[area]--;
+         }
+      }
+   }
+
+   return ( recno[area] );
+}
+
+HARBOUR hb_freadln( void )
+
+{
+
+   int x;
+   long read;
+
+   _fsSeek( handles[area], offset[area], SEEK_SET );
+   read = _fsRead( handles[area], b, b_size );
+
+   for ( x = 0; x < b_size; x++ ) {
+      if ( ((*(b + x) == 13) && (*(b + x + 1) == 10)) ||
+           ((*(b + x) == 10) && (*(b + x + 1) == 13)) ||
+           (*(b + x) == 26) || ( x >= (int)read) ) {
+         break;
+      }
+   }
+   _retclen( b, x );
+
+}
+
+HARBOUR hb_feof( void )
+
+{
+
+   _retl( isEof[area] );
+
+}
+
+HARBOUR hb_fgoto ( void )
+
+{
+
+   long target;
+   long last;
+
+   target = _parnl(1);
+   last = 0;
+
+   if ( recno[area] > target ) {
+      while ( recno[area] != target )   {
+         last = recno[area];
+         _hbfskip(-1);
+         if ( recno[area] == last )
+            break;
+      }
+   }
+   else {
+      while ( recno[area] != target ) {
+         last = recno[area];
+         _hbfskip(1);
+         if ( recno[area] == last )
+            break;
+      }
+   }
+}
+
+HARBOUR hb_fgobottom()
+
+{
+
+   int x;
+   int len;
+   long loc;
+
+   if ( last_rec[area] != 0 ) {
+      recno[area] = last_rec[area];
+      offset[area] = last_off[area];
+   }
+   else {
+
+      loc = 0L;
+
+      do {
+
+         _fsSeek( handles[area], offset[area], SEEK_SET );
+         len = _fsRead(  handles[area], c, c_size );
+         for ( x = 0; x < len; x++ ) {
+            if ( ((*(c + x) == 13) && (*(c + x + 1) == 10)) ||
+                 ((*(c + x) == 10) && (*(c + x + 1) == 13)) ||
+                 ( x - loc > b_size ) ) {
+               recno[area]++;
+               x++;
+               loc = x + 1;
+            }
+         }
+         offset[area] += loc;
+
+      } while ( len == c_size );
+
+      last_rec[area] = --recno[area];
+      last_off[area] = offset[area];
+
+   }
+}
+
+HARBOUR hb_fgotop( void )
+{
+
+   offset[area] = 0L;
+   recno[area] = 1L;
+
+}
+
+HARBOUR hb_flastrec( void )
+{
+
+   long old_rec;
+   long old_offset;
+
+   old_rec = recno[area];
+   old_offset = offset[area];
+
+   hb_fgobottom();
+   _retnl( last_rec[area] );
+
+   recno[area] = old_rec;
+   offset[area] = old_offset;
+
+}