Introduction
This code I uploaded may be helpful to some software developers who are in the beginning of their software programming career and who do not know much about
file size converting. http://www.youtube.com/user/MCneun.
There are two ways to define data size, to convert it into the appropriate upper size scale. Most people think that 1 MB
is 1000*1000 bytes, which isn't correct.
1024*1024 bytes match 1 MB and 1000*1000*1000 bytes doesn't match 1 GB, but they match 976MB. In reality, 1GB
is 1024MB.
Using the code
The first function checks if the result is a decimal number, with comma, which isn't a full number. Accordingly we format the result to show only the last two digits after
the comma.
Even if results are full numbers, we format it and add a comma and two zeros after the full number, making the end result look more precise.
For 0 to 999 bytes the final result comes according to its real calculation result. Results which are greater
than 1000 (till 1023) we round them to the next upper scale,
let's say to 1,00 KB. And so on. We want to prevent results with four digits, so we round them up.
This method is the same as Windows using it to convert data size.
Private Function checkIfValueIsDecimal(ByVal value As String) As String
Dim result As String
If value.Contains(",") Then : result = CDbl(value).ToString("###.##")
Else : result = CDbl(value).ToString("###.00") : End If
Return result
End Function
Private Function roundObjectSize(ByVal ObjectSize As String) As String
Dim oneByte As Integer = 1
Dim kiloByte As Integer = 1024
Dim megaByte As Integer = 1048576
Dim gigaByte As Integer = 1073741824
Dim terraByte As Long = 1099511627776
Dim pettaByte As Long = 1125899906842624
Select Case CLng(ObjectSize)
Case 0 To kiloByte - 1
If (CDbl(checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / oneByte))) >= 1000) = False Then
ObjectSize = CStr(CInt(ObjectSize) / 1) + " Bytes"
Else : ObjectSize = "1,00 KB" : End If
Case kiloByte To megaByte - 1
If (CDbl(checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / kiloByte))) >= 1000) = False Then
ObjectSize = checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / kiloByte)) + " KB"
Else : ObjectSize = "1,00 MB" : End If
Case megaByte To gigaByte - 1
If (CDbl(checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / megaByte))) >= 1000) = False Then
ObjectSize = checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / megaByte)) + " MB"
Else : ObjectSize = "1,00 GB" : End If
Case gigaByte To terraByte - 1
If (CDbl(checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / gigaByte))) >= 1000) = False Then
ObjectSize = checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / gigaByte)) + " GB"
Else : ObjectSize = "1,00 TB" : End If
Case terraByte To pettaByte - 1
If (CDbl(checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / terraByte))) >= 1000) = False Then
ObjectSize = checkIfValueIsDecimal(CStr(CDec(ObjectSize) / terraByte)) + " TB"
Else : ObjectSize = "1,00 PB" : End If
End Select
Return ObjectSize
End Function
To use it (example):
If you want to convert file sizes you must refer to file(s) folder (in this case). Copy and paste the below code into a Sub
button or wherever you want to trigger this code.
Dim drvInfo As System.IO.DirectoryInfo = New System.IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\myFolder")
Dim sourceFolderSize() As System.IO.FileSystemInfo
Dim filesInfo() As System.IO.FileInfo = _
drvInfo.GetFiles("*.*", System.IO.SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
sourceFolderSize = drvInfo.GetFileSystemInfos()
Dim fileSize As Long = 0
Dim myList As String = Nothing
Try
For Each fileName As System.IO.FileInfo In filesInfo
fileSize = fileName.Length
myList = myList + roundObjectSize(fileSize.ToString) + vbNewLine
Next
Catch
End Try
MsgBox(myList)