FileSystemObject.GetTempName Method (VB6) |
oFileSysObj.GetTempName
oFileSysObj
Use: Required
Data Type: FileSystemObject object
Any object variable returning a FileSystemObject object.
A String.
Returns a system-generated temporary file or folder name.
GetTempName doesn't create a temporary file or folder; it simply provides a name you can use with the CreateTextFile method.
As a general rule, you shouldn't create your own temporary filenames. Windows provides an algorithm within the Windows API to generate the special temporary file and folder names so that it can recognize them later. The GetTempName nicely wraps this GetTempFilename API function.