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getTempPath()

Syntax

file("folderPathName").getTempPath( {[#extension: ".aaa", #create: TrueOrFalse]} )

Description

Multiuser Server server-side function; returns a file name that is unique in the specified folder. To create a file with the name, pass the optional parameters as a property list. The #extension property is the three-character string to be used as the file name extension. Always include a dot (.) with the file extension. Set the #create property to TRUE to create a file with the name.

The folderPathName can be an absolute path name or it may be relative to the server application. An error code of 1 is returned if the specified folderPathName is invalid.

Example

This server-side statement creates a file on the server computer with the name Tempimage.bmp:

file("C:\Images\Tempimage").getTempPath([#extension: ".bmp", \ #create: 1])