FileSystem.GetTempFileName Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.FileIO

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Core.dll

Assembly:: Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll

Source:: FileSystem.vb

Source:: FileSystem.vb

Source:: FileSystem.vb

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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.

Applies to

Product	Versions
.NET	Core 3.0, Core 3.1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
.NET Framework	2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.7, 4.7.1, 4.7.2, 4.8, 4.8.1

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