Make_Temp_File¶

Include: Use System\FileSystem.pkg

See Also: File_Exist, Make_Directory, Valid_Drive

Purpose¶

Creates a new empty temporary file and returns its name.

Syntax¶

Make_Temp_File [FILE] {Extension} [to] {FileName}

Arguments¶

FILE : Optional file driver. The FILE driver is optional; when omitted, file operations use FILE.

{Extension} : Extension to use for the temporary file name.

{FileName} : String variable that receives the generated file name.

Example¶

String sFileName

Make_Temp_File FILE "df" sFileName
Make_Temp_File FILE "tmp" to sFileName

These examples create files whose names preserve the .df and .tmp extensions.