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Function name : GetFileType

Group: File Management - Library: kernel32

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The GetFileType function retrieves the file type for the specified file.

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Code examples:

Retrieving file information for the VFP executable running
Using File Mapping for enumerating files opened by Visual FoxPro

Declaration:

DWORD GetFileType(
  HANDLE hFile   // handle to file
);  

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FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetFileType IN kernel32;
	INTEGER hFile  

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Parameters:

hFile [in] Handle to an open file.

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Return value:

The return value is one of the following values.

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