Retrieves the size of the specified file.
SyntaxBOOL GetFileSizeEx(
[in] HANDLE hFile,
[out] PLARGE_INTEGER lpFileSize
);
Parameters
[in] hFile
A handle to the file. The handle must have been created with the FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES access right or equivalent, or the caller must have sufficient permission on the directory that contains the file. For more information, see File Security and Access Rights.
[out] lpFileSize
A pointer to a LARGE_INTEGER structure that receives the file size, in bytes.
Return valueIf the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.
If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.
Transacted Operations: If there is a transaction bound to the file handle, then the function returns information for the isolated file view.
Windows Store apps: GetFileSizeEx is not supported. Use GetFileInformationByHandleEx.
In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, this function is supported by the following technologies.
Technology Supported Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 protocol Yes SMB 3.0 Transparent Failover (TFO) Yes SMB 3.0 with Scale-out File Shares (SO) Yes Cluster Shared Volume File System (CsvFS) Yes Resilient File System (ReFS) Yes Requirements Requirement Value Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps | UWP apps] Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps | UWP apps] Target Platform Windows Header fileapi.h (include Windows.h) Library Kernel32.lib DLL Kernel32.dll See alsoRetroSearch is an open source project built by @garambo | Open a GitHub Issue
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