From: Hans-Bernhard Broeker <broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
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Subject: Re: DOS repertory
Date: 9 May 2000 17:39:02 GMT
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Muadib <jbbufquin AT free DOT fr> wrote:
> Which function returns the weight (in Ko for example) of a DOS repertory (so
> the weight of all of his files) ?

[Translation to actual English: He wants to know the overall size (in
KB or so) of a DOS directory's files]

There is no such function. But you can write it quite easily, using
the 'findfirst' or 'opendir' methods to traverse the directory, and
the 'stat' function to find the filesizes.


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Hans-Bernhard Broeker (broeker AT physik DOT rwth-aachen DOT de)
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