ZipFile.CRCFile
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Calculates CRC of a file.

| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Compression](component_Compression.md) | [4.3](newinversion43.md) | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |

MBS( "ZipFile.CRCFile"; Path ) 

**MBS**( **"ZipFile.CRCFile";** /\* Calculates CRC of a file. \*/  
**$Path**) /\* Native file path. \*/ 

### Parameters

| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Path | Native file path. | $path |

### Result

Returns CRC as number.

### Description

Calculates CRC of a file.  
This is same CRC as used in zip files.  
  
This function requires a native path. Use [Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath](PathFileMakerPathToNativePath.md) to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use [FileDialog](component_FileDialog.md) functions.  
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.  
### Examples

Calculate CRC of a file:

 MBS ( "ZipFile.CRCFile"; "C:\\test.txt" )  
### See also

- [Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath](PathFileMakerPathToNativePath.md)

### Blog Entries

- [MBS Filemaker Plugin, version 4.3pr1](https://www.mbsplugins.de/archive/2014-07-02/MBS_Filemaker_Plugin_version_4/monkeybreadsoftware_blog_filemaker)

This function checks for a license.

Created 18th August 2014 , last changed 22nd January 2015

  
[XML.ValidateFile](XMLValidateFile.md) - [ZipFile.Close](ZipFileClose.md)

[HTML Version](ZipFileCRCFile.shtml)