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f$FileInfo (f$DateiInfo)


f$FileInfo (f$DateiInfo)

Calculate creation date, modification date and file size for the specified file.

Additionally, the individual components of the file name are returned.

Please note that, when entering a path in the file name, the character "\" must be entered twice ("\\").

Please note: the name of the parameter group is usually given in string constants, i.e. in quotation marks.

Syntax:

Status = f$DateiInfo (Datei, PGName)

 

Argument

Type

Meaning

 

Filename

String

File name including path

 

PGName

String

Name of a parameter group of the type TDV:Dateiinfo

The following parameters in the specified parameter group are recorded:

Date created – date the file was created

Date updated – date the file was last modified

Size – size of the file in bytes. Please note the following: For files larger than 2GB, the size is only determined correctly in a 64-bit environment. A 2GB limit applies when displaying an integer parameter. If the value is assigned to a decimal parameter, it will be displayed correctly.

Drive – drive letter for the file name or empty string if a UNC path

Folder – folder name

Entirename – entire file name includingfolder and extension

Name – name of the file without folder or extension

Extension – file's extension

Result:

Integer

-1 : file does not exist
0 : information successfully read

Example:

Document = 'C:\Acbis\EPOS\prog\exe32\EposStart.exe'
Status = f$DateiInfo(Document,'Fileinfo')

Result:

dateiinfo.png

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