Dealing with VERY large numbers

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Snarkbait

Ok, here you go, however, I don't have any files big enough to test it.

.decls file, put in /userlibs folder or add to existing kernel32.decls

.lib "kernel32.dll"

api_CreateFile%(FileName$, dwDesiredAccess%, dwShareMode%, lpSecurity%, dwCreationDsp%, dwFlagsAndAttr%, hTemplate%):"CreateFileA"

api_GetFileSize% ( hFile%, lpFileSizeHigh*) : "GetFileSize"

and test code:

; CreateFile:Desired Access
Const GENERIC_WRITE = $40000000
Const GENERIC_READ = $80000000
; CreateFile:FlagsAndAttributes
Const FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL = $80
; CreateFile:CreationDisposition
Const OPEN_EXISTING = 3
; CreateFile:ShareMode
Const FILE_SHARE_READ = 1
Const FILE_SHARE_WRITE = 2

filename$ = RequestFile()

; get api file handle
hFile = api_CreateFile( filename$, GENERIC_WRITE Or GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ Or FILE_SHARE_WRITE, 0, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, 0)
If hFile > 0

	hiBank = CreateBank(8)
	
	
	lowDword = api_GetFileSize( hFile, hiBank)
	
	highDword = PeekInt(hiBank,0)
	
	
	Print lowDword
	Print highDword
	
	api_CloseHandle( hFile )
	
EndIf 

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