Re: get file size??

From:
"Giovanni Dicanio" <giovanni.dicanio@invalid.com>
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.vc.language
Date:
Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:21:20 +0200
Message-ID:
<Oq4AQT6yIHA.1236@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl>
"Steve" <steve@sv.sv> ha scritto nel messaggio
news:eHYkL34yIHA.1772@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...

I am trying to retrieve file size in VC++

I read this article
http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/filesize.aspx

but I need to write the code which works/compiles for both ASNI string as
well as UNICODE string. Any suggestions??

the API GetFileSize requires handle to the file. How do I simply get
handle to a file?


Norbert already posted a valid solution.

However, if you want to open a file using Win32 APIs and get a handle, and
then use GetFileSize(Ex) to get file size, you may use code like this:

<code>

// CString filename ...

//
// Open file for reading
//
HANDLE hfile = ::CreateFile( filename, GENERIC_READ,
                             FILE_SHARE_READ, 0, OPEN_EXISTING,
                             FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0 );
if ( hFile == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE )
 ... error

//
// Get file size
//
LARGE_INTEGER fileSize;
if ( ! ::GetFileSizeEx( hFile, &fileSize ) )
{
    // Error in file size

    // Close file before quitting
    ::CloseHandle( hFile );

    ...
}

//
// Close file
//
::CloseHandle( hFile );

// Avoid dangling references
hFile = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;

</code>

Note that I prefer using GetFileSizeEx instead of GetFileSize. In fact,
GetFileSizeEx has a better interface, IMHO: for example, it is more clear
how to check for errors, and it returns the file size in a single 64-bit
integer, instead with GetFileSize the 64-bit integer is split in two
separate 32-bit DWORDs, one returned as return value, and the other passed
as output parameter...

GetFileSizeEx
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364957.aspx

HTH,
Giovanni

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