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

Public Function FileLen(ByVal PathName As String) As Long

Parameter

PathName

Required. String expression that specifies a file. PathName may include the directory or folder, and the drive.

Exceptions/Errors

Remarks

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

Note   To obtain the current length of an open file, use the LOF function.

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

See Also

FileDateTime Function | GetAttr Function | LOF Function | FileNotFoundException