Determine File Size

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Determine File Size

Post by warrenk » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:55 pm

What is the best way to determine the size of a file and put the value in a variable?

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Post by FourthWorld » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:05 pm

Check out the "detailed files" entry in the Dictionary. Item 2 of each line of the returned value contains the file's size in bytes.
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Post by warrenk » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:11 pm

Thanks Richard! This is perfect!

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