Retrieving File and Directory Information (Windows CE 5.0)
Windows CE provides three functions for retrieving data about a given file or directory, as shown in the following table.
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| GetFileAttributes | Returns the flag settings for the file attributes, including archive, compression, encryption, and read/write status. |
| GetFileSize | Returns the file size. |
| GetFileInformationByHandle | Returns the same information as the GetFileTime, GetFileAttributes, and GetFileSize functions, as well as other information such as the creation time and location of the file pointer. It does not return the file object identifier. |
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