# Function Reference

# _WinAPI_GetTempFileName

Creates a name for a temporary file

#include <WinAPIFiles.au3>
_WinAPI_GetTempFileName ( $sFilePath [, $sPrefix = ''] )

## Parameters

$sFilePath | The directory path for the file name. Applications typically specify a period (.) for the current directory.
$sPrefix | [optional] The prefix string. The function uses up to the first three characters of this string as the prefix of the file name.

## Return Value

Success: | The temporary file name.
Failure: | Sets the @error flag to non-zero, call _WinAPI_GetLastError() to get extended error information.

## Remarks

Temporary files whose names have been created by this function are not automatically deleted.

## Related

_TempFile

## See Also

Search GetTempFileName in MSDN Library.