GetTempFile

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

Syntax

GetTempFile(dir, prefix)

dir

Directory name.

prefix

Prefix of a temporary file to be created in the directory specified by dir.

Examples

<!--- This example uses GetTempDirectory to find
the temporary directory, and GetTempFile to place
a dummy file in that directory --->
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GetTempFile Example
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<H3>GetTempFile Example</H3>

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

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