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FileSystemProxy.GetTempFileName Method

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Definition

Namespace:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll
Assembly:
Microsoft.VisualBasic.Forms.dll

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

public:
 System::String ^ GetTempFileName();
public string GetTempFileName ();
member this.GetTempFileName : unit -> string
Public Function GetTempFileName () As String

Returns

String

String containing the full path of the temporary file.

Examples

This example creates a temp file and returns its path.

MsgBox("The file is located at " &
My.Computer.FileSystem.GetTempFileName)

Remarks

This method can be used to create a temporary file.

Applies to

See also