GetFileSizeEx function (fileapi.h)

Retrieves the size of the specified file.

Syntax

BOOL GetFileSizeEx(
  [in]  HANDLE         hFile,
  [out] PLARGE_INTEGER lpFileSize
);

Parameters

[in] hFile

A handle to the file. The handle must have been created with the FILE_READ_ATTRIBUTES access right or equivalent, or the caller must have sufficient permission on the directory that contains the file. For more information, see File Security and Access Rights.

[out] lpFileSize

A pointer to a LARGE_INTEGER structure that receives the file size, in bytes.

Return value

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Remarks

Transacted Operations:  If there is a transaction bound to the file handle, then the function returns information for the isolated file view.

Windows Store apps:  GetFileSizeEx is not supported. Use GetFileInformationByHandleEx.

In Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, this function is supported by the following technologies.

Technology Supported
Server Message Block (SMB) 3.0 protocol Yes
SMB 3.0 Transparent Failover (TFO) Yes
SMB 3.0 with Scale-out File Shares (SO) Yes
Cluster Shared Volume File System (CsvFS) Yes
Resilient File System (ReFS) Yes

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps | UWP apps]
Target Platform Windows
Header fileapi.h (include Windows.h)
Library Kernel32.lib
DLL Kernel32.dll

See also

File Management Functions

LARGE_INTEGER