LOF
 
Returns the length of an open disk file

Syntax

Declare Function LOF ( ByVal filenum As Long ) As LongInt

Usage

result = LOF( filenum )

Parameters

filenum
The file number of an open disk file.

Return Value

The length in bytes of an open disk file.

Description

Returns the length, in bytes, of a file opened previously with Open using the given filenum.

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

Example

Dim f As Integer
f = FreeFile
Open "file.ext" For Binary As #f
Print LOF(f)
Close #f


Differences from QB

  • None

See also