I am thinking the proper term for the first column of pg_stat_file() is "size", not "length".
test=> select * from pg_stat_file('.'); length | atime | mtime | ctime | isdir --------+------------------------+------------------------+------------------------+------- 512 | 2005-08-13 23:06:38-04 | 2005-08-13 23:06:54-04 | 2005-08-13 23:06:54-04 | t (1 row) -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 2: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster