Obtaining the size of a file

John Craig jc at spl21.net
Mon Apr 23 04:55:25 EDT 2007


Thanks for the info.  I am just of the opinion that the file functions 
in rev could possibly be more economical - it's as easy as that.


Chipp Walters wrote:
> Hi John,
>
> I'm coming rather late to this party. But it does appear you're
> missing something important here. I assume you're new to programming.
> Here's how historically it's worked in the past. People have used
> programs to write other programs, and in doing so, they create
> functions and handlers (or objects, methods and procedures) which help
> them do many different things.
>
> One of the really cool things about programming is the ability to
> create new code from existing code. So, what Richard did so kindly for
> you, was to create a universal function which when called correctly
> via one-line, would return exactly what you wanted-- namely the
> filesize.
>
> This is how many of us program in Rev. We create 'libraries' of these
> functions, and then can access them via one or two line calls.
>
> I hope this helps you in better understanding programming concepts.
> You are welcome to peruse the free files and tutorials I host at:
>
> http://www.altuit.com/webs/altuit2/RunRev/default.htm
> You can also find some good tips of mine at www.revcentral.com, though
> I haven't sent out a newsletter in awhile...need to get on that ;-)
>
> Also, Richard hosts many great files and tips at at: www.fourthworld.com
> including 'devolution' a mostly complete IDE written totally in 
> Transcript.
>
> Furthermore, Richard also hosts the website www.revjournal.com which
> also has many fine articles on how to program in Rev. Good luck!
>
> best regards,
>
> Chipp
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