FileSystem.GetTempFileName Method

Definition

Namespace:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO

Assembly:

Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Source:

FileSystem.vb

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

public:
 static System::String ^ GetTempFileName();

public static string GetTempFileName ();

static member GetTempFileName : unit -> string

Public Shared 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.