GetTempFileName

Creates a uniquely named, zero-byte temporary file on disk and returns the full path of that file.

 Public Function GetTempFileName ( ) As String

Return Values

Remark

This method creates a temporary file with a .TMP file extension.

The GetTempFileName method will raise an IOException if it is used to create more than 65535 files without deleting previous temporary files.

The GetTempFileName method will raise an IOException if no unique temporary file name is available. To resolve this error, delete all unneeded temporary files.

Exceptions

Exception	Condition
IOException	An I/O error occurs, such as no unique temporary file name is available. -or- This method was unable to create a temporary file.

See Also

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