vl-file-size (AutoLISP)

(vl-file-size filename)

Arguments

filename

A string naming the file to be sized. If you do not specify a full path name, vl-file-size searches the AutoCAD default drawing directory for the file.

Return Values

If successful, vl-file-size returns an integer showing the size of filename. If the file is not readable, vl-file-size returns nil. If filename is a directory or an empty file, vl-file-size returns 0.

Examples

(vl-file-size "c:/autoexec.bat")
1417

(vl-file-size "c:/")
0

In the preceding example, vl-file-size returned 0 because c:/ names a directory.