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Function name : GetFileSizeEx

Group: File System - Library: kernel32

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The GetFileSizeEx function retrieves the size of the specified file.

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Code examples:

Using File Mapping for enumerating files opened by Visual FoxPro

Declaration:

BOOL GetFileSizeEx(
  HANDLE hFile,
  PLARGE_INTEGER lpFileSize
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetFileSizeEx IN kernel32;
	INTEGER  hFile,;
	STRING @ lpFileSize  

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Parameters:

hFile [in] Handle to the file whose size is to be returned.

lpFileSize [out] Pointer to a LARGE_INTEGER structure that receives the file size.

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Return value:

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

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Comments:

Client: Requires Windows XP or Windows 2000 Professional.
Server: Requires Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server.

The LARGE_INTEGER structure is used to represent a 64-bit signed integer value.

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