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Queries file size.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Files | 2.7 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
Path | Native path to the file to check. | "C:\test\me.jpg" | |
Options | Optionally specifies on macOS what size is returned. Default is total logical file size. Pass datafork or resourcefork to limit query to only size of given fork. And pass physical or logical to query logical size or the physical size, defined by blocks used on Disk. Pass combination of total, physical, datafork, logical, resourcefork. |
"physical datafork" | Optional |
Returns file size in bytes.
Queries file size of a file
MBS( "Files.FileSize"; "C:\test.txt" )
Queries logical data fork size of a file on macOS:
MBS( "Files.FileSize"; "/Users/Shared/Test.txt"; "datafork" )
Queries physical size of a file on macOS:
MBS( "Files.FileSize"; "/Users/Shared/Test.txt"; "physical" )
Queries physical resource fork size of a file on macOS:
MBS( "Files.FileSize"; "/Users/Shared/Test.txt"; "physical-resourcefork" )
Queries physical data fork size of a file on macOS:
MBS( "Files.FileSize"; "/Users/Shared/Test.txt"; "physical datafork" )
Query all file names and sizes for files on desktop:
While(
[
names = "";
// query list of visible files on desktop
folder = MBS("Folders.UserDesktop");
list = MBS( "Files.List"; folder; 1+4 );
count = ValueCount(list);
index = 1
] ;
index ≤ count ;
[
filename = GetValue(list; index);
filepath = MBS("Path.AddPathComponent"; folder; filename);
// query size for each file
size = MBS( "Files.FileSize"; filepath);
names = names & filename & " -> " & size & ¶;
index = index + 1
] ;
// return all the names
names )
Example result:
test.zip -> 834
test.rtf -> 400
This function checks for a license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 14th June 2022