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<A NAME="file-length"><I>Function</I> <B>FILE-LENGTH</B></A> <P>
<P><B>Syntax:</B><P>
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<B>file-length</B> <I>stream</I> =&gt; <I>length</I><P>
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<P><B>Arguments and Values:</B><P>
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<I>stream</I>---a <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_s.htm#stream_associated_with_a_file"><I>stream associated with a file</I></A>. <P>
<I>length</I>---a non-negative <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_i.htm#integer"><I>integer</I></A> or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A>. <P>
<P><B>Description:</B><P>
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="#file-length"><B>file-length</B></A> returns the length of <I>stream</I>, or <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="a_nil.htm#nil"><B>nil</B></A> if the length cannot be determined. <P>
For a binary file, the length is measured in units of the <A REL=DEFINITION HREF="26_glo_e.htm#element_type"><I>element type</I></A> of the <I>stream</I>. <P>
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(with-open-file (s &quot;decimal-digits.text&quot;
:direction :output :if-exists :error)
(princ &quot;0123456789&quot; s)
(truename s))
=&gt; #P&quot;A:&gt;Joe&gt;decimal-digits.text.1&quot;
(with-open-file (s &quot;decimal-digits.text&quot;)
(file-length s))
=&gt; 10
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<A REL=DEFINITION HREF="f_open.htm#open"><B>open</B></A> <P>
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