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FileLen function

Table of contents
  1. Syntax
  2. Remarks
  3. Example

Returns a Long specifying the length of a file in bytes.

Syntax

FileLen(pathname)

The required pathname argument is a string expression that specifies a file. The pathname may include the directory or folder, and the drive.

Remarks

If the specified file is open when the FileLen function is called, the value returned represents the size of the file immediately before it was opened.

Example

This example uses the FileLen function to return the length of a file in bytes. For purposes of this example, assume that TESTFILE is a file containing some data.

Dim MySize
MySize = FileLen("TESTFILE")    ' Returns file length (bytes).

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