TMPNAM()

TMPNAM()

Class

Disk and File Utilities

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