CreateTempFile

Creates a temporary file in the specified directory with the specified prefix and suffix if passed.

Method Signature

CreateTempFile(directory=[string], prefix=[string], suffix=[string])

Arguments

Argument	Type	Required	Description	Default
directory	string	false	The directory in which to create the temp file, we default to the system temp directory	/var/folders/sh/yq09rnbj48764cvf2k4nhcxh0000gn/T/
prefix	string	false	The prefix string to be used in generating the file's name; may be empty
suffix	string	false	The suffix string to be used in generating the file's name; may be empty, in which case ".tmp" is used

Examples

Create temp file in temp dir

Returns path of file created

Run Example

getTempFile( getTempDirectory(), "testFile" );

Result: /private/var/folders/k6/hm9skhxj2dd_901z2f2mkwt00000gn/T/testFile13427324567646329113.tmp

Additional Examples

Run Example

dump( GetTempFile( getTempDirectory(), "demo" ) );

Related

• FileIsEOF

• FileExists

• FileInfo

• GetFileInfo

• FileGetMimeType

• FileWriteLine

• DirectoryExists

• FileAppend

• FileRead

• FileReadBinary

• GetCanonicalPath

• DirectoryCreate

• DirectoryMove

• DirectoryRename

• DirectoryCopy

• FileOpen

• FileCopy

• FileClose

• GetDirectoryFromPath

• FileReadLine

• FileMove

• FileSetAccessMode

• FileSeek

• FileSkipBytes

• ExpandPath

• FileSetLastModified

• ContractPath

• CreateTempDirectory

• DirectoryDelete

• FileSetAttribute

• FileDelete

• DirectoryList

• FileWrite

• getTempFile