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
getTempFile( getTempDirectory(), "testFile" );
Result: /private/var/folders/k6/hm9skhxj2dd_901z2f2mkwt00000gn/T/testFile13427324567646329113.tmp
Additional Examples
dump( GetTempFile( getTempDirectory(), "demo" ) );
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