Lof Function

Returns the size of an open file in bytes.

Syntax:

Lof (FileNumber) As Long

Return value:

Long

Parameters:

FileNumber: Any numeric expression that contains the file number that is specified in the Open statement.

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To obtain the length of a file that is not open, use the FileLen function.


Error codes:

5 Invalid procedure call

52 Invalid file name or file number

Example:

Sub ExampleRandomAccess
    Dim iNumber As Integer
    Dim sText As Variant ' Must be a variant
    Dim aFile As String
    aFile = "~/data.txt"
    iNumber = Freefile
    Open aFile For Random As #iNumber Len=32
    Seek #iNumber,1 ' Position at beginning
    Put #iNumber, , "This is the first line of text" ' Fill line with text
    Put #iNumber, , "This is the second line of text"
    Put #iNumber, , "This is the third line of text"
    Seek #iNumber,2
    Get #iNumber, , sText
    Print sText
    Close #iNumber
    iNumber = Freefile
    Open aFile For Random As #iNumber Len=32
    Get #iNumber, 2, sText
    Put #iNumber, , "This is a new text"
    Get #iNumber, 1, sText
    Get #iNumber, 2, sText
    Put #iNumber, 20, "This is the text in record 20"
    Print Lof(#iNumber)
    Close #iNumber
End Sub

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