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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>
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