Purpose

Return the length of an open disk file.

Syntax

y&& = LOF([#] filenum&)

Remarks

filenum& is the file number with which the file was opened. LOF returns the size of the indicated file in bytes, in the Quad-integer range 0 to 2^63-1. The Number symbol (#) is optional, but recommended for clarity.

See also

FILEATTR, LOC, SEEK function, SEEK statement

Example

OPEN "RECIPES.DAT" FOR BINARY AS #1

x&& = LOF(1)

CLOSE #1