GetTempFile |
Description
Creates a temporary file in a directory whose name starts with (at most) the first three characters of prefix.
Returns
Name of a temporary file, as a string.
Category
System functions
Function syntax

    GetTempFile(dir, prefix)

See also
GetTempDirectory
Parameters

Parameter | Description
dir | Directory name
prefix | Prefix of a temporary file to create in the directory dir

Example

    <h3>GetTempFile Example</h3>
    <p>The temporary directory for this ColdFusion Server is
    <cfoutput>#GetTempDirectory()#</cfoutput>.
    <p>We have created a temporary file called:
    <cfoutput>#GetTempFile(GetTempDirectory(),"testFile")#</cfoutput>

dir |
Directory name

prefix |
Prefix of a temporary file to create in the directory dir