diff -u -r1.4 -r1.5
--- StdhepEventSource.java	25 Aug 2006 01:29:17 -0000	1.4
+++ StdhepEventSource.java	4 Oct 2006 22:57:44 -0000	1.5
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@

 /**
  * Convert an LCIOReader to a SequentialRecordSource
  * @author tonyj

- * @version $Id: StdhepEventSource.java,v 1.4 2006/08/25 01:29:17 tonyj Exp $

+ * @version $Id: StdhepEventSource.java,v 1.5 2006/10/04 22:57:44 tonyj Exp $

  */
 public class StdhepEventSource implements RandomAccessRecordSource
 {

@@ -104,12 +104,14 @@

       catch (IOException x) {}
    }
 

-   public void goToRecord(int numberToSkip) throws NoSuchRecordException

+   public void goToRecord(int target) throws NoSuchRecordException

    {
       try
       {

-         int target = currentEventNumber+numberToSkip;
-         for (;;)

+         if (target < currentEventNumber) rewind();
+         if (target == currentEventNumber) return;
+         
+         while (true)

          {  
             StdhepRecord record = reader.nextRecord();
             if (record instanceof StdhepEvent)

diff -u -r1.12 -r1.13
--- LCIOReadTest.java	25 Aug 2006 01:28:51 -0000	1.12
+++ LCIOReadTest.java	4 Oct 2006 22:57:44 -0000	1.13
@@ -78,6 +78,23 @@

         assertEquals(50, loop.getTotalCountableSupplied());
         loop.dispose();       
     }

+    public void testSkip0() throws Exception
+    {
+        final String detectorName = "sidaug05";
+        URL url = new URL("ftp://ftp-lcd.slac.stanford.edu/lcd/NewData/NLC500/ZZ/stdhep/pythia/pythiaZZ_nunu_bbbar.stdhep");
+        FileCache cache = new FileCache();
+        File stdhep = cache.getCachedFile(url);
+
+        LCSimLoop loop = new LCSimLoop();
+        loop.setStdhepRecordSource(stdhep,detectorName);
+        long start = System.nanoTime();
+        loop.skip(0);
+        long stop = System.nanoTime();
+        System.out.println("Skip took "+(stop-start)/1000000.+"ms");
+        loop.loop(1000);
+        assertEquals(1000, loop.getTotalCountableSupplied());
+        loop.dispose();  
+    }

     public void testSkipSpeed() throws Exception
     {
         final String detectorName = "sidaug05";