VBA LOF Function

LOF Description

Returns a Long representing the size, in bytes, of a file opened by using the Open statement.

LOF Syntax

In the VBA Editor, you can type  “LOF(” to see the syntax for the LOF Function:

LOF(FileNumber)

The LOF function contains an argument:

FileNumber: A valid file number.

Examples of Excel VBA LOF Function

To test the LOF function, create a text file “test.txt” on the D drive.(D:\test.txt) Assume that the content of the file is as following.

abc
1 2 3
xy z

Please run the following code.

Sub LOF_Example()
    Open "D:\test.txt" For Input As #1
    MsgBox LOF(1)
    Close #1
End Sub

Then, it will show the following dialog.

It means the file size is 16 bytes.

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