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{{mirc title|$tempfn identifier}}'''$tempfn''' returns a temporary filename in the {{mIRC|$mircdir}} using the same filename mask used by mIRC internally, such as for the {{mIRC|/write}} command.
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{{mirc title|$tempfn identifier}}'''$tempfn''' returns a temporary filename in the {{mIRC|$mircdir}} using the same filename mask used by mIRC internally, such as for the {{mIRC|/write}} command. Now accepts an optional pathname as an alternate folder location.
 
== Synopsis ==
 
== Synopsis ==
 
<pre>$tempfn</pre>
 
<pre>$tempfn</pre>
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<pre>$tempfn([path])</pre>
 
== Parameters ==
 
== Parameters ==
 
None
 
None
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or
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[path] = absolute or relative foldername for the temp file. If path not provided, default is $mircdir, and any path provided MUST exist. If Parenthesis is used is blank path, returns $null.
 
== Properties ==
 
== Properties ==
 
None
 
None
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<pre>//echo -a $tempfn</pre>
 
<pre>//echo -a $tempfn</pre>
  
It does not create the disk filename, but offers the string as a "safe" filename that can be used without it already existing as a disk file.
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It does not create the disk filename, but offers the string as a "safe" filename that can be used without it already existing as a disk file or foldername.
  
The string returned is $mircdir $+ mirc $+ $rand(0,999998) $+ .tm_
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The string returned is $mircdir $+ mirc $+ $rand(0,$calc(2^31-2)) $+ .tm_
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'''Note:''' The filename mask is the same used internally by mIRC for disk write fuctions, such as in the /write command.
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<pre>//echo -a $tempfn(temp)</pre>
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Same except the string lists the filename's path as being in the temp subfolder beneath $mircdir. Halts with error if that foldername doesn't exist. Handles strings like ".." or "c:" or "\path" the same way as $findfile.
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It is up to the user to use a folder where you have write permissions for actually creating the file. If D: is a DVD drive, $tempfn(D:\) returns a string containing D:\ as the path, even if the disk write would fail.
  
'''Note:''' The filename mask is the same used internally by mIRC for disk write fuctions, such as in the /write command. If a file you /write to disappears, it's possible that it exists in the same folder with a filename matching the wildcard mirc*.tm_.
 
  
 
== Compatibility ==
 
== Compatibility ==
 
{{mIRC compatibility|7.46}}
 
{{mIRC compatibility|7.46}}
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{{mIRC compatibility|7.63}}
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* {{mIRC|$mircdir}}
 
* {{mIRC|$mircdir}}

Revision as of 14:08, 17 August 2020

$tempfn returns a temporary filename in the $mircdir using the same filename mask used by mIRC internally, such as for the /write command. Now accepts an optional pathname as an alternate folder location.

Synopsis

$tempfn
$tempfn([path])

Parameters

None or [path] = absolute or relative foldername for the temp file. If path not provided, default is $mircdir, and any path provided MUST exist. If Parenthesis is used is blank path, returns $null.

Properties

None

Example

//echo -a $tempfn

It does not create the disk filename, but offers the string as a "safe" filename that can be used without it already existing as a disk file or foldername.

The string returned is $mircdir $+ mirc $+ $rand(0,$calc(2^31-2)) $+ .tm_

Note: The filename mask is the same used internally by mIRC for disk write fuctions, such as in the /write command.

//echo -a $tempfn(temp)

Same except the string lists the filename's path as being in the temp subfolder beneath $mircdir. Halts with error if that foldername doesn't exist. Handles strings like ".." or "c:" or "\path" the same way as $findfile.

It is up to the user to use a folder where you have write permissions for actually creating the file. If D: is a DVD drive, $tempfn(D:\) returns a string containing D:\ as the path, even if the disk write would fail.


Compatibility

Added: mIRC v7.46
Added on: 01 Aug 2016
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.

Added: mIRC v7.63
Added on: 17 Aug 2020
Note: Unless otherwise stated, this was the date of original functionality.
Further enhancements may have been made in later versions.

See also