Modern Fs CreateTempDir

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CreateTempDir

Creates a uniquely named temporary folder and returns its path; it is not deleted for you.

Syntax

CreateTempDir( [ prefix ] )

Notes

• CREATES it and returns the path
• prefix defaults to "tiko".

Examples

#import "std/fs"
using fs

'' CREATES the directory and hands back its path. It does not return a
'' name for you to create yourself: the gap between choosing a name and
'' creating it is the classic tmpnam race.
dim r as FsResultUStr = CreateTempDir( "fbdoc" )

print r.IsOk( )              '' true
dim as ustring dir_ = r.Value( )
print IsDir( dir_ )          '' true

'' The name comes from the platform CSPRNG, never from RND.
'' NOTHING IS DELETED AUTOMATICALLY -- remove it yourself.
RemoveDirAll( dir_ )
print Exists( dir_ )         '' false

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Library: Filesystem Library
Category: Filesystem
Documented under: File Operations