FileLen

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

Syntax: FileLen( pathname )

pathname
required String expression that specifies a file name. The pathname may include the directory or folder, and the drive.

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.

Note

Use the LOF function to obtain the length of an open file.

Note

In BETA 1005, FileLen raises run-time error -2147467259 (&H80004005) for a file that does not exist, where VB6 raises 53 (File not found).

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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