CFile::SetLength - Microsoft Foundation Classes

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CFile::SetLength

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  virtual void SetLength( const DWORD dwNewLen )
  throw( CFileException );
 
  Parameter   Description
 
  <dwNewLen>  Desired length of the file in bytes. This value may be
              larger or smaller than the current length of the file. The
              file will be extended or truncated as appropriate.
 
  Remarks
 
  Changes the length of the file.
 
  NOTE: With CMemFile, this function could throw a CMemoryException
        object.
 
  Example
 
  extern CFile cfile;
  DWORD dwNewLength = 10000;
  cfile.SetLength( dwNewLength );
 
 
 
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