[RESOLVED] Finding File Size

[JCStorey]

How do I find and display two files sizes and then display the ratio of their sizes to each other. I have found this,

FileInfo wordInfo = new FileInfo(FILE_NAME);

but do not understand how to use it. Your help would be appreciated.

[Arjay]

Use the Length property to get the file size.

var fileInfo1 = new FileInfo( "filepath1" );
long size1 = fileInfo1.Length;

Open another FileInfo object to the second file

var fileInfo1 = new FileInfo( "filepath1" );
var fileInfo2 = new FileInfo( "filepath21" );

long size1 = fileInfo1.Length;
long size2 = fileInfo2.Length;

Use the sizes to determine the ratio.

[HanneSThEGreaT]

It helps nothing you only create the object and not use it physically

You need to use the Length property of the FileInfo object to get the size of the file. In your case, you'd need something like :

FileInfo wordInfo = new FileInfo(FILE_NAME);
 long Result = wordInfo.Length;

I quickly slapped something together for you. The nice thing here is that it shows KB, MB, even MB depending on the File's size

Start a new project. Add one button, and one label to it and keep the default names, then add this :

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.IO;

namespace GetFilesize
{
    public partial class Form1 : Form
    {
        public Form1()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        public static string GetFileSizeInBytes(long TotalBytes)
        {
            if (TotalBytes >= 1073741824) //Giga Bytes
            {
                Decimal FileSize = Decimal.Divide(TotalBytes, 1073741824);
                return String.Format("{0:##.##} GB", FileSize);
            }
            else if (TotalBytes >= 1048576) //Mega Bytes
            {
                Decimal FileSize = Decimal.Divide(TotalBytes, 1048576);
                return String.Format("{0:##.##} MB", FileSize);
            }
            else if (TotalBytes >= 1024) //Kilo Bytes
            {
                Decimal FileSize = Decimal.Divide(TotalBytes, 1024);
                return String.Format("{0:##.##} KB", FileSize);
            }
            else if (TotalBytes > 0 & TotalBytes < 1024) //Bytes
            {
                Decimal FileSize = TotalBytes;
                return String.Format("{0:##.##} Bytes", FileSize);
            }
            else
            {
                return "0 Bytes";
            }


        }

        private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            // The name of the file
            const string FileName = "C:\\INSTALL.LOG";

            // Create new FileInfo object and get the Length.
            FileInfo fInfo = new FileInfo(FileName);
            long Result = fInfo.Length;

            //Display In Label
            label1.Text = GetFileSizeInBytes(Result);
        }
    }
}

//Remember to add the event handler for the button

If you have 2 files. Just follwo the same route for each file, and then you can compare the various lengths to one another.

I hope it helps

Hannes

EDIT: Sorry, didn't see Arjay's excellent reply...

[JCStorey]

Thank you all for your help. I now have a better understanding of what to do. Lord bless!