Re: newbie question [C language]

On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 04:27:31 -0500, Willem wrote
(in article <slrndc7eo3.3nd.willem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>):

> Fred_NacH wrote:
>> I was wondering, how to retrieve the size/length of a file by only using
>> the ansi functions...
>
> Read from the file until you reach the end and count how much you've read.
>
> Functions (stat) that retrieve file length etc. are not in the ANSI C spec
> AKAIK, although I admit I'm not sure.

Perhaps the C FAQ will help:
http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/q19.12.html


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