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# getfsize

Purpose
Get the size of a file.
Synopsis
`function getfsize(filename:string|text):integer`
Argument

filename | Name (and path) of the file

Return value
The size of the file in bytes or -1 in case of error
Further information
The function returns -1 if the file cannot be found or accessed and MAX_INT if the size exceeds the integer capacity (∼2Gb).
Related topics
getsysstat
Module
mmsystem
Parent Topic Procedures and functions

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