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+#ifdef WIN32
+#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include "seekable.h"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace Msp {
+namespace IO {
+
+int sys_seek_type(SeekType st)
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+ if(st==S_BEG)
+ return FILE_BEGIN;
+ else if(st==S_CUR)
+ return FILE_CURRENT;
+ else if(st==S_END)
+ return FILE_END;
+#else
+ if(st==S_BEG)
+ return SEEK_SET;
+ else if(st==S_CUR)
+ return SEEK_CUR;
+ else if(st==S_END)
+ return SEEK_END;
+#endif
+
+ throw invalid_argument("sys_seek_type");
+}
+
+} // namespace IO
+} // namespace Msp