LOF

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• Last revised: 2022-03-25

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Returns the length of an open disk file

Syntax

` declare function Lof ( byval filenum as long ) as longint

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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.

Examples

start GeSHi

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

end GeSHi

Differences from QB

• None

See also

• Loc
• Eof
• Open

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