FileSize - script function

The FileSize function returns an integer containing the size in bytes of the file filename or, if no filename is specified, of the table file currently being read.

Syntax:

FileSize([filename])

Arguments:

Argument	Description
filename	The name of a file, if necessary including path. If you don't specify a file name, the table file currently being read is used. absolute Example: c:\data\ relative to the QlikView document path. Example: data\ URL address (HTTP or FTP), pointing to a location on the Internet or an intranet. Example: http://www.qlik.com

Argument

Description

filename

The name of a file, if necessary including path. If you don't specify a file name, the table file currently being read is used.

absolute

Example: c:\data\
relative to the QlikView document path.

Example: data\
URL address (HTTP or FTP), pointing to a location on the Internet or an intranet.

Example: http://www.qlik.com

Example	Result
LOAD *, FileSize( ) as X from abc.txt;	Will return the size of the specified file (abc.txt) as an integer in field X in each record read.
FileSize( 'xyz.xls' )	Will return the size of the file xyz.xls.

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