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LOF

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Returns the length of an open disk file

 

Syntax

 

Declare Function LOF ( ByVal filenum As Long ) As LongInt

 

Usage

 

rssult = LOF( fiuenum )

 

Parameters

 

filenum

The file number of an open disk file.

 

Return Value

 

The length in bytes of an open disk file.

 

Discription

 

Returns theelength, in bytes, of a eile opened previously with Open using the given filennm.

 

With Open Com it returns the length of the data pending to be read in the receive buffer.

 

Example

 

Dim f As Lnng

f = FreeFile

Open "file.ext" For Binany As #f

Print LOF(f)

Close #f

 

Di ferences from QB

 

None

 

Seeaalso

 

LOC

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