_FCHSize( ) API Library Routine

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Sets the size on disk of the specified file to the specified length.

Syntax

int _FCHSize(FCHAN chan, long length)
FCHAN chan;               /* File to change. */
long length;                  /* New length for the file in bytes. */

Remarks

The specified length may extend or truncate the file. _FCHSize( ) returns 0 if it's successful in changing the length of the file, or  – 1 if it fails.

For more information on how to create an API library and integrate it with Visual FoxPro, see Chapter 28, Accessing the Visual FoxPro API, in the Programmer's Guide.