JCL Help:NtfsGetSparse

 JCL Help: NtfsGetSparse Function

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Summary

Tests whether the file is a sparse file.

Pascal

 function NtfsGetSparse(const FileName: string): Boolean;

Parameters

Parameters	Description
const FileName: string	The file to test.

Return Value

If the specified file is a sparse file the function returns True, otherwise it returns False.

Description

NtfsGetSparse tests if the specified file is a sparse file. A sparse file is a normal file but one which only uses disk space for those portions of the file that actually contain data. This however is not automatic, see the other NtfsXxxx functions and the Platform SDK for details.

See Also

NtfsSetSparse

About

Unit

JclNTFS

Donator

Marcel van Brakel

Notes

Sparse files are only supported by NTFS version 5.0 and higher.

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