generating empty 1gb files

From: steve (simpsonst3_at_comcast.net)
Date: 02/17/05

Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2005 14:17:19 -0600

Hi all!

Can I use vbscript to generate an empty file that has a specified size?

I know that you can do it by opening a file for writing and then writing
characters into it until it reaches the desired size.

But can you gneerate the file in some other way so that you can instantly
generate the file?

I need to generate dummy files that have a size of 1GB.

thanks

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