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==Class==
 
Disk and File Utilities
 
 
 
 
==Purpose==
 
==Purpose==
 
Function to return temporary file name function
 
Function to return temporary file name function

Revision as of 16:46, 28 October 2009

Purpose

Function to return temporary file name function


Syntax

TMPNAM()


See Also

GETENV(), GETGID(), GETUID(), GETPID(), RAND()


Description

The TMPNAM() function returns a character string containing a unique temporary filename. Filenames returned by the TMPNAM() function have the extension ".tmp". The TMPNAM() function is particularly useful in multi-user applications where a unique temporary file can be created for each process.


Example

name = tmpnam()
report form Listing for event = "BALLET" to file &name
print &name


Products

Recital Database Server, Recital Mirage Server, Recital Terminal Developer