Description:

Platforms:

Usage:

Arguments:

String.
FileName is the file to get the size of.

Returns:

Float.
Returns the size of the file in bytes, or -1 if the file doesn't exist.

Examples:

Director:
size = baFileSize( "c:\data\student.dat" )

Authorware:
size := baFileSize( "c:\\data\\student.dat" )
 

Notes:

This function returns a float and can handle files larger than Director's MAXINTEGER - 2147483647 bytes.
 

See also:

Information functions

System functions

File functions

Window functions

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