fTempFile (Function)

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fTempFile (Function)

In french: fFichierTemp

Returns the name of a unique temporary file.

Remark: fTempFile cannot be used to create the corresponding temporary file. To create and open a temporary file, use fOpenTempFile.

Example

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// Retrieve the name of a unique temporary file
ResUniqueTempFile = fTempFile("ABC", "C:\MyDirectories")
// fTempFile returns "C:\MyDirectories\ABCxxx.tmp"

// Retrieve the name of a unique temporary file
ResUniqueTempFile = fTempFile("ABC", "\MyDirectories")
// fTempFile returns "\MyDirectories\ABCxxx.tmp"

Syntax

<Result> = fTempFile([<Prefix of temporary file> [, <Directory of temporary file>]])

<Result>: Character string

Full path of a unique temporary file.
Empty string ("") if an error occurred (unable to get the temporary path of system). To get the details of the error, use ErrorInfo with the errMessage constant.

<Prefix of temporary file>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Prefix (3 letters) for the name of the temporary file. This parameter is used to prefix the name of the temporary file. Only the first three letters will be taken into account.
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.

<Directory of temporary file>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Full or relative directory of the temporary file. A UNC path can be used. This directory name may (or may not) end with the "\" character. This directory must exist. Otherwise, a WLanguage error will occur.
If this parameter is not specified, the default directory will be:
the temporary directory of Windows (if this directory exists on the current computer),
the current directory (if the temporary directory of Windows does not exist on the current computer).
Versions 15 and later
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
New in version 15
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format.
This directory must be a full directory or a UNC directory. It cannot be a relative directory. If this parameter is not specified, the default directory will be the temporary directory of Windows.

Remarks

fTempFile is used to find out the name of a unique temporary file. This function cannot be used to create the corresponding temporary file. To do so, use fCreate or fOpenTempFile.

Caution: For security reasons, fTempFile deletes the temporary file if it already exists. If the temporary file is used by another process, a fatal error occurs.. Caution: For security reasons, fTempFile deletes the temporary file if it already exists. If the temporary file is used by another process, a non-fatal error occurs.

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