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tempname

Unique name for temporary file

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Syntax

tmpName = tempname
tmpName = tempname(folderName)

Description

tmpName = tempname returns a character vector containing a unique path for a temporary file in your system’s temporary folder.

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tmpName = tempname(folderName) returns a unique path for a temporary file in the specified folder.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Create a temporary file name that has the extension, .dat, by concatenating two character vectors. 

tmpName = [tempname,'.dat'];
Open Live Script

Create a temporary file name for use in the C:\myTemporaryFiles folder.

tmpName = tempname('C:\myTemporaryFiles');
Open Live Script

Create a temporary file name. 

filename = tempname;

Create a new file with the temporary file name, and write data to the file. 

fileID = fopen(filename,'w');
fwrite(fileID,magic(5));
fclose(fileID);

Input Arguments

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Folder name, specified as a string scalar or a character vector containing the folder name.

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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