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Get File Size

Returns the size, in bytes, of a file.

Options

•Source file is the path of the file to check. See Creating file paths.

•Target is the field or variable to store the result. If the variable doesn't exist, this script step creates it (see Using variables).

Compatibility

Product	Supported
FileMaker Pro Advanced	Yes
FileMaker Go	Yes
FileMaker WebDirect	No
FileMaker Server	Yes
FileMaker Cloud products	Yes
FileMaker Data API	No
Custom Web Publishing	Yes
Runtime solution	No

Originated in

FileMaker Pro 18.0 Advanced

Example 1

Sets the Table::Data field to 42 if the 42-byte file named data.txt exists.

Get File Size [ "data.txt" ; Target: Table::Data ]

Example 2

Checks whether a file named change.log exists in the Documents folder, and if it does, displays the file size.

Set Variable [ $file; Value: Get ( DocumentsPath ) & "change.log" ]
Get File Exists [ "$file" ; Target: $fileExists ] 
If [ $fileExists ]
	Get File Size [ "$file" ; Target: $fileSize ]
	Show Custom Dialog [ "File size (bytes): " & $fileSize ]
Else
	Show Custom Dialog [ $file & ": Doesn't exist." ]
End If