Chapter 8 Utility Library
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Return Codes
0 Success.
-1 File not found or directory in path not found.
-3 General I/O error occurred.
-4 Insufficient memory to complete operation.
-5 Invalid path (for example, c:filename in Windows).
-6 Access denied.
Parameter Discussion
fileName may be the empty string (""), in which case the date of the file found by the most
recent call to GetFirstFile or GetNextFile is returned (Windows only).
Example
/* get the date of WAVEFORM.DAT */
int month, day, year;
GetFileDate ("waveform.dat",&month,&day,&year);
GetFileSize
int result = GetFileSize (char fileName[], long *fileSize);
Purpose
Returns the size of a file.
Parameters
Input fileName string Name of file.
Output fileSize long Size of file in bytes.
Return Value
result integer Result of operation.