CAtlTemporaryFile Class

This class provides methods for the creation and use of a temporary file.

Important

This class and its members cannot be used in applications that execute in the Windows Runtime.

class CAtlTemporaryFile

Members

Public Constructors

Name	Description
CAtlTemporaryFile::CAtlTemporaryFile	The constructor.
CAtlTemporaryFile::~CAtlTemporaryFile	The destructor.

Public Methods

Name	Description
CAtlTemporaryFile::Close	Call this method to close a temporary file and either delete its contents or store them under the specified file name.
CAtlTemporaryFile::Create	Call this method to create a temporary file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::Flush	Call this method to force any data remaining in the file buffer to be written to the temporary file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::GetPosition	Call this method to get the current file pointer position.
CAtlTemporaryFile::GetSize	Call this method to get the size in bytes of the temporary file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::HandsOff	Call this method to disassociate the file from the CAtlTemporaryFile object.
CAtlTemporaryFile::HandsOn	Call this method to open an existing temporary file and position the pointer at the end of the file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::LockRange	Call this method to lock a region in the file to prevent other processes from accessing it.
CAtlTemporaryFile::Read	Call this method to read data from the temporary file starting at the position indicated by the file pointer.
CAtlTemporaryFile::Seek	Call this method to move the file pointer of the temporary file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::SetSize	Call this method to set the size of the temporary file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::TempFileName	Call this method to return the name of the temporary file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::UnlockRange	Call this method to unlock a region of the temporary file.
CAtlTemporaryFile::Write	Call this method to write data to the temporary file starting at the position indicated by the file pointer.

Public Operators

Name	Description
CAtlTemporaryFile::operator HANDLE	Returns a handle to the temporary file.

Remarks

CAtlTemporaryFile makes it easy to create and use a temporary file. The file is automatically named, opened, closed, and deleted. If the file contents are required after the file is closed, they can be saved to a new file with a specified name.

Requirements

Header: atlfile.h

Example

See the example for CAtlTemporaryFile::CAtlTemporaryFile.

See Also

Reference

CAtlFile Class

Other Resources

ATL Class Overview