Scripting Runtime Library

GetTempName Method

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Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder name that is useful for performing operations that require a temporary file or folder.


object.GetTempName ( )

Remarks

The optional object is always the name of a FileSystemObject.

The GetTempName method does not create a file. It provides only a temporary file name that can be used with CreateTextFile to create a file.

The following example illustrates the use of the GetTempName method.

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var fso, tempfile; fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); function CreateTempFile() { var tfolder, tfile, tname, fname, TemporaryFolder = 2; tfolder = fso.GetSpecialFolder(TemporaryFolder); tname = fso.GetTempName(); tfile = tfolder.CreateTextFile(tname); return(tfile); } tempfile = CreateTempFile(); tempfile.writeline("Hello World"); tempfile.close();

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var fso, tempfile;
fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
function CreateTempFile()
{
   var tfolder, tfile, tname, fname, TemporaryFolder = 2;
   tfolder = fso.GetSpecialFolder(TemporaryFolder);
   tname = fso.GetTempName();
   tfile = tfolder.CreateTextFile(tname);
   return(tfile);
}
tempfile = CreateTempFile();
tempfile.writeline("Hello World");
tempfile.close();

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Dim fso, tempfile Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Function CreateTempFile Dim tfolder, tname, tfile Const TemporaryFolder = 2 Set tfolder = fso.GetSpecialFolder(TemporaryFolder) tname = fso.GetTempName Set tfile = tfolder.CreateTextFile(tname) Set CreateTempFile = tfile End Function Set tempfile = CreateTempFile tempfile.WriteLine "Hello World" tempfile.Close

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Dim fso, tempfile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Function CreateTempFile 
   Dim tfolder, tname, tfile
   Const TemporaryFolder = 2
   Set tfolder = fso.GetSpecialFolder(TemporaryFolder)
   tname = fso.GetTempName    
   Set tfile = tfolder.CreateTextFile(tname)
   Set CreateTempFile = tfile
End Function
Set tempfile = CreateTempFile
tempfile.WriteLine "Hello World"
tempfile.Close

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

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