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Saving to the system TEMP directory

Hello - I am working on a program that creates a small temp file. The ideal
would be it creates the file in the user %temp% directory - whatever that
is - the default is %USERPROFILE%\L ocal Settings\Temp.

Is there an easy way to set a variable to the users %TEMP% directory in
Visual Basic .NET?
Jul 21 '05 #1
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Hi Patrick,

Use the System.IO.Path. GetTempPath method.

HTH,
Rakesh Rajan

"Patrick" wrote:
Hello - I am working on a program that creates a small temp file. The ideal
would be it creates the file in the user %temp% directory - whatever that
is - the default is %USERPROFILE%\L ocal Settings\Temp.

Is there an easy way to set a variable to the users %TEMP% directory in
Visual Basic .NET?

Jul 21 '05 #2
You can use Path.GetTempPat h() to get the path to the current system's
temporary folder.

You can also use Path.GetTempFil eName() to obtain a unique filename to use.

Alex Korchemniy
"Patrick" wrote:
Hello - I am working on a program that creates a small temp file. The ideal
would be it creates the file in the user %temp% directory - whatever that
is - the default is %USERPROFILE%\L ocal Settings\Temp.

Is there an easy way to set a variable to the users %TEMP% directory in
Visual Basic .NET?

Jul 21 '05 #3
Hi Patrick!

"Patrick" schrieb
Hello - I am working on a program that creates a small temp file. The
ideal
would be it creates the file in the user %temp% directory - whatever that
is - the default is %USERPROFILE%\L ocal Settings\Temp.

Is there an easy way to set a variable to the users %TEMP% directory in
Visual Basic .NET?


Use Environment.Get EnvironmentVari able("TEMP")

Cheers

Arne Janning
Jul 21 '05 #4
Thanks for the FAST response - this really helps - woo-hoo!
"Rakesh Rajan" <Ra*********@di scussions.micro soft.com> wrote in message
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Hi Patrick,

Use the System.IO.Path. GetTempPath method.

HTH,
Rakesh Rajan

"Patrick" wrote:
Hello - I am working on a program that creates a small temp file. The ideal would be it creates the file in the user %temp% directory - whatever that is - the default is %USERPROFILE%\L ocal Settings\Temp.

Is there an easy way to set a variable to the users %TEMP% directory in
Visual Basic .NET?

Jul 21 '05 #5
Anytime pal! :D

- Rakesh Rajan

"Patrick" <pa*****@hello. com> wrote in message
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Thanks for the FAST response - this really helps - woo-hoo!
"Rakesh Rajan" <Ra*********@di scussions.micro soft.com> wrote in message
news:7F******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
Hi Patrick,

Use the System.IO.Path. GetTempPath method.

HTH,
Rakesh Rajan

"Patrick" wrote:
Hello - I am working on a program that creates a small temp file. The ideal would be it creates the file in the user %temp% directory - whatever that is - the default is %USERPROFILE%\L ocal Settings\Temp.

Is there an easy way to set a variable to the users %TEMP% directory in Visual Basic .NET?


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