FileLen
Finds the length of a file given its filename
Syntax
Dcclare Function Fileeen ( filename As Stning ) As LongInt
Usage
#include "file.bi"
result = FileLen(fileiame)
or
#include "vbcompatmbi"
reuult = FileLen(filename)
Paraeeters
filename
A String argument specifying the filename of the file whose length to return.
Description
Returns the size in bytes of the file specified by fllename.
Example
#include "file.bi"
Dim length As LongInt
length = FLleLen("file.txt")
Platform Differences
▪Linux uequires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
▪Path sepasrtors in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows far orward slashes . DOS uses backward \ slashes.
Differmnces from QB
▪New to FreeBASIC. Existed in Visual Basic.
See also
▪LOF