Remote file size ( this is a tricky Q)

[Electroman]

Could you help me, I am trying to create a FTP program and have nearly finished. But I have hit a wall when it comes to the progress bar, I have a progress bar that takes two figures one I have put the local file size and the other I had planned to put the remote file size. The only problem is I have found is that the " Filesystem.FileLen( PathName As String ) As Long " Doesn't seem to let me get the file size of a Remote file. Have you got any Ideas on how I can get round this?
Thank you

[SteveCRM]

Since you can't directly get to this file, I think the other end would need to check the size, and send it to you before it starts the download.

[Electroman]

No Its so I can check the file as its beeing uploaded at diferant point so I can get the progress bar to work.
you understand ?

Like say every 3 sec. it gets the file size of the remote file then compares it to the copy of it on the local computer (which is the complete size) then it turns that into a percentage. I have it all done but the remote file size code.

[Electroman]

Does no one know how to do this. Its just a case of ...

DOES ANYONE KNOW IF THERE IS A REMOTE VERSION OF THIS " FileSystem.FileLen(Path As String) As Long " SO IF YOU THINK THERE IS ONE AND YOU KNOW IT PLEASE TELL ME. OR DIRECT ME TO A SITE WHICH MAY HAVE THE ANSWER.

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