User Guide

506 Chapter 3: ColdFusion Functions
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
System functions
Function syntax
GetTempFile(dir, prefix)
See also
GetTempDirectory
Parameters
Example
<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>
Parameter Description
dir Directory name
prefix Prefix of a temporary file to create in the directory dir