User Guide

368 CFML Language Reference

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.

See also GetTempDirectory.

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 --->

<HTML>

<HEAD>

<TITLE>

GetTempFile Example

</TITLE>

</HEAD>

<BODY>

<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>

</BODY>

</HTML>