diff --git a/flaim/src/flbackup.cpp b/flaim/src/flbackup.cpp
index fb4a64f..074a458 100644
--- a/flaim/src/flbackup.cpp
+++ b/flaim/src/flbackup.cpp
@@ -1941,8 +1941,7 @@ FSTATIC RCODE flmRestoreFile(
 		// Compare the incremental backup sequence number to the value in the
 		// database's log header.
 
-		if( RC_BAD( rc = 	pSFile->readBlock( 
-			FSBlkAddress( 0, DB_LOG_HEADER_START + LOG_INC_BACKUP_SEQ_NUM), 
+		if( RC_BAD( rc = 	pSFile->readOffset( 0, DB_LOG_HEADER_START + LOG_INC_BACKUP_SEQ_NUM,
 			4, ucTmpSeqNum, &uiTmp)))
 		{
 			goto Exit;
@@ -1957,8 +1956,7 @@ FSTATIC RCODE flmRestoreFile(
 		// Compare the incremental backup serial number to the value in the
 		// database's log header.
 
-		if( RC_BAD( rc = 	pSFile->readBlock( 
-			FSBlkAddress( 0, DB_LOG_HEADER_START + LOG_INC_BACKUP_SERIAL_NUM), 
+		if( RC_BAD( rc = 	pSFile->readOffset( 0, DB_LOG_HEADER_START + LOG_INC_BACKUP_SERIAL_NUM,
 			F_SERIAL_NUM_SIZE, ucTmpSerialNum, &uiTmp)))
 		{
 			goto Exit;
diff --git a/ftk/src/ftk.h b/ftk/src/ftk.h
index 1a8cd88..0ab31d9 100644
--- a/ftk/src/ftk.h
+++ b/ftk/src/ftk.h
@@ -2204,6 +2204,13 @@
 			FLMBOOL					bGetForUpdate,
 			IF_FileHdl **			ppFileHdlRV);
 	
+		RCODE FLMAPI readOffset(
+			FLMUINT					uiFileNumber,
+			FLMUINT					uiOffset,
+			FLMUINT					uiBytesToRead,
+			void *					pvBuffer,
+			FLMUINT *				puiBytesRead);
+	
 		RCODE FLMAPI readBlock(
 			FLMUINT					uiBlkAddress,
 			FLMUINT					uiBytesToRead,
diff --git a/ftk/src/ftksupr.cpp b/ftk/src/ftksupr.cpp
index 3578fac..67a5e48 100644
--- a/ftk/src/ftksupr.cpp
+++ b/ftk/src/ftksupr.cpp
@@ -197,10 +197,11 @@ Exit:
 }
 
 /****************************************************************************
-Desc:	Reads a database block into a buffer
+Desc:	Reads data from a file number into a buffer
 ****************************************************************************/
-RCODE FLMAPI F_SuperFileHdl::readBlock(
-	FLMUINT			uiBlkAddress,
+RCODE FLMAPI F_SuperFileHdl::readOffset(
+	FLMUINT			uiFileNumber,
+	FLMUINT			uiOffset,
 	FLMUINT			uiBytesToRead,
 	void *			pvBuffer,
 	FLMUINT *		puiBytesRead)
@@ -208,14 +209,12 @@ RCODE FLMAPI F_SuperFileHdl::readBlock(
 	RCODE				rc = NE_FLM_OK;
 	IF_FileHdl *	pFileHdl = NULL;
 
-	if( RC_BAD( rc = getFileHdl(
-		m_pSuperFileClient->getFileNumber( uiBlkAddress), FALSE, &pFileHdl)))
+	if( RC_BAD( rc = getFileHdl( uiFileNumber, FALSE, &pFileHdl)))
 	{
 		goto Exit;
 	}
 
-	if( RC_BAD( rc = pFileHdl->read(
-		m_pSuperFileClient->getFileOffset( uiBlkAddress), uiBytesToRead,
+	if( RC_BAD( rc = pFileHdl->read( uiOffset, uiBytesToRead,
 		pvBuffer, puiBytesRead)))
 	{
 		goto Exit;
@@ -231,6 +230,20 @@ Exit:
 	return( rc);
 }
 
+/****************************************************************************
+Desc:	Reads a database block into a buffer
+****************************************************************************/
+RCODE FLMAPI F_SuperFileHdl::readBlock(
+	FLMUINT			uiBlkAddress,
+	FLMUINT			uiBytesToRead,
+	void *			pvBuffer,
+	FLMUINT *		puiBytesRead)
+{
+	return( readOffset( m_pSuperFileClient->getFileNumber( uiBlkAddress),
+		m_pSuperFileClient->getFileOffset( uiBlkAddress), uiBytesToRead,
+		pvBuffer, puiBytesRead));
+}
+
 /****************************************************************************
 Desc: Writes a block to the database
 ****************************************************************************/