FileLen
 
Finds the length of a file given its filename

Syntax

Declare Function FileLen ( filename As String ) As LongInt

Usage

#include "file.bi"
result = FileLen(filename)

or

#include "vbcompat.bi"
result = FileLen(filename)

Parameters

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 filename.

Example

#include "file.bi"
Dim length As Integer
length = FileLen("file.txt")


Platform Differences

  • Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
  • Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows for forward slashes . DOS uses backward \ slashes.

Differences from QB

  • New to FreeBASIC. Existed in Visual Basic.

See also