Getting the Size of a File

 

  PRODUCT  :  Borland C++                            NUMBER  :  719

  VERSION  :  2.0

       OS  :  DOS

     DATE  :  August 12, 1992                          PAGE  :  1/1

    TITLE  :  Getting the Size of a File

  /***************************************************

  This program shows how to get the size of a file.

  ***************************************************/

  #include <string.h>

  #include <stdio.h>

  #include <fcntl.h>

  #include <io.h>

  int main(void)

  {

     int handle;

     char buf[11] = "0123456789";

     /* create a file containing 10 bytes */

     handle = open("DUMMY.FIL", O_CREAT);

     write(handle, buf, strlen(buf));

     /* display the size of the file */

     printf("file length in bytes: %ld\n",

            filelength(handle));

     /* close the file */

     close(handle);

     return 0;

  }

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