Returns a Long representing the size, in bytes, of a file opened using the Open statement.

Syntax

LOF(filenumber)

The required filenumber argument is an Integer containing a valid file number.

Note
Use the FileLen function to obtain the length of a file that is not open.

Example

This example uses the LOF function to determine the size of an open file. This example assumes that

TESTFILE
is a text file containing sample data.
Dim FileLength Open "TESTFILE" For Input As #1 ' Open file. FileLength = LOF(1) ' Get length of file. Close #1 ' Close file.