@TempDir-macro returns %TMP%, not %TEMP%

[Benthal]

Hi.

I tried the forum's search function, but it wasn't successful. However, just asking: in my coding here the @TempDir returns the content of (%TMP%), not (%TEMP%) as documented. Both variables exist, both contain valid paths. Did i get something wrong?

Best regards

[water]

Welcome to AutoIt and the forum!
My help file only tells me "Path to the temporary files folder.". Where did you read it should be %TEMP%?

BTW: On my machine %TMP% and %TEMP% show the same path.

Edited September 21, 2015 by water

[Melba23]

Benthal,

When I run this:

ConsoleWrite(EnvGet("TMP") & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite(EnvGet("TEMP") & @CRLF)
ConsoleWrite(@TempDir & @CRLF)

I get this:

C:\Users\M23\AppData\Local\Temp
C:\Users\M23\AppData\Local\Temp
C:\Users\M23\AppData\Local\Temp

And where do you see the "%TMP%/%TEMP%" info? All I see is:

@TempDir Path to the temporary files folder.

M23

P.S. Hi water! 

[water]

Hi

[ViciousXUSMC]

Same Windows 7 %TMP% and %TEMP% have the same path as seen by opening a command prompt and typing:

Echo %TMP% & Echo %TEMP%

 

[Benthal]

Hi all.

Thanks for the welcome.

First of all, in order to see this you would need a different setting for both of them, as i have encountered on a customer site (it's nothing i would prefer myself). You would do this by changing the "properties" of your computer, selecting the advanced system settings, Environment-settings. I agree, the standard setting is same for both. But you can override this (changing the value in the user params-box).

I found the docu here: https://autoit.de/onlinehilfe/macros.htm Sorry, it is german. But scroll down to @TempDir, and you will see the line which fooled me. So i came here in order to find out hot it *should* be.

 

[Melba23]

Benthal,

I suggest you contact the German site admin and get them to change their page to correctly reflect the actual Help file information.

M23

 

[water]

They guy who translated the english help file was a bit overeager. He translated something that wasn't there

[Benthal]

Ok. Thx. What' would be the correct thing to enter? Where can i find which is actually meant to be contained? Is there a @TmpDir (not the missing "e") as well?

[water]

When you have a machine with different settings for %TMP% and %TEMP% which one do you get with @TempDir?
This then would be the correct content for the help file

Edited September 21, 2015 by water

[BrewManNH]

I'm assuming the @TempDir macro uses the GetTempPath function from the Windows API. Windows looks in the TMP env. variable first, so that's why AutoIt returns the value in it.

Remarks

The GetTempPath function checks for the existence of environment variables in the following order and uses the first path found:

    The path specified by the TMP environment variable.
    The path specified by the TEMP environment variable.
    The path specified by the USERPROFILE environment variable.
    The Windows directory.

 

[jguinch]

EnvSet("TMP", "c:\tmp")
EnvSet("TEMP", "c:\temp")

ConsoleWrite(@TempDir)

So @TempDir returns the value of %TMP%

 

[Benthal]

I'm assuming the @TempDir macro uses the GetTempPath function from the Windows API. Windows looks in the TMP env. variable first, so that's why AutoIt returns the value in it.

Seems to be right. I am using envget with TEMP now. Thanks to all.

[jguinch]

Another way is to delete the %TMP% variable (just for the running script) using EnvSet("TMP"). After that, @TempDir will have the %TEMP% value

EnvSet("TEMP", "c:\temp")
EnvSet("TMP", "c:\tmp")
ConsoleWrite(@tempdir & @CRLF) ; %TMP% value

EnvSet("TMP")
ConsoleWrite(@tempdir & @CRLF) ; %TEMP% value

 

Edited September 21, 2015 by jguinch