LOF Function

Description

Returns a Long representing the size, in bytes, of a file opened using the Open statement.

Syntax

LOF(filenumber)

The required filenumber argument is an Integer containing a valid file number.

Note Use the FileLen function to obtain the length of a file that is not open.

See Also

EOF function, FileLen function, Loc function, Open statement.

Example

This example uses the LOF function to determine the size of an open file. This example assumes that TESTFILE is a text file containing sample data.

Dim FileLength
Open "TESTFILE" For Input As #1        ' Open file.
FileLength = LOF(1)                        ' Get length of file.
Close #1                                        ' Close file.