diff --git a/src/include/scanner.cpp b/src/include/scanner.cpp
index ceba7a234..b0d30c5d3 100755
--- a/src/include/scanner.cpp
+++ b/src/include/scanner.cpp
@@ -172,3 +172,11 @@ bool TScanner::paragraph(const char* name)
 	  clear();// resetta eof
 		seekg(pos);
 	}
+
+  void TScanner::setpos(streampos pos)
+  {
+    clear();// resetta eof
+    seekg(pos);
+  }
+
+ 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/include/scanner.h b/src/include/scanner.h
index 8436cc776..5efe48ce0 100755
--- a/src/include/scanner.h
+++ b/src/include/scanner.h
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ public:
   { return _line; }
   // @cmember riposiziona lo scanner
 	void seek(pos_type pos);
+  // @cmember riposiziona lo scanner alla posizione pos
+  void setpos(streampos pos);
+  // @cmember ritorna la posizione dello scanners
+  streampos pos() { return tellg();}
 };