[Coco] File size from Disk Basic

[William Astle]

theother_bob wrote:
> That's cool, but if used as part of a large basic program, would it cause an OM error?
> I'll have to play with it later, thanks Bob

Closing a file deallocates the buffer space associated with it.
Additionally, the FIELD statement is not required (as far as I can tell
from looking at the unravelled book).

> 
> Bob
> 
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com>
> To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:55:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [Coco] File size from Disk Basic
> 
> 
> There is a much easier way to find file size.
> 
> Use the LOF function!
> 
> Opne the file like this:
> 
> OPEN"D",#1,"FILENAME.BIN",1
> FIELD #1, 1 AS A$
> SIZE=LOF(1)
> PRINT"FILE SIZE=";SIZE
> CLOSE #1
> 
> 
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