August 2003
Intermediate to advanced
1140 pages
68h 45m
English
GetTempFile
GetTempFile(directory, filenameprefix)Returns the full path to a uniquely named temporary file that
ColdFusion creates and saves in directory.
The filename is assigned by taking up to the first three characters
of filenameprefix, appending a unique
string to them, and tacking on a .tmp extension.
The following example creates a temporary file that begins with
“tmp_” and saves it to the current
directory:
<cfset MyTempFile = GetTempFile(GetDirectoryFromPath(GetBaseTemplatePath( )), "tmp_")> <cfoutput> <b>Temporary file:</b> #GetFileFromPath(MyTempFile)#<br> <b>Path:</b> #GetDirectoryFromPath(MyTempFile)# </cfoutput>