GetTempFile

Description

Creates a temporary file in a directory whose name starts with (at most) the first three characters of prefix.

Returns

Name of a temporary file, as a string.

Category

Function syntax

GetTempFile(dir, prefix)

See also

GetTempDirectory

Parameters

Parameter	Description
`dir`	Directory name
`prefix`	Prefix of a temporary file to create in the `dir` directory

Example

<h3>GetTempFile Example</h3>
<p>The temporary directory for this ColdFusion Server is
    <cfoutput>#GetTempDirectory()#</cfoutput>.</p>
<p>We have created a temporary file called:
<cfoutput>#GetTempFile(GetTempDirectory(),"testFile")#</cfoutput></p>

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GetTempFile