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 LongInt
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

- `LOF`