From:	Dana Smith <dasmit@southpeak.com>
To:	pm-help@listserv.oit.unc.edu
Subject: mktemp?
Date:	Fri, 6 Aug 1999 09:41:33 -0400 

Is something like mktemp() supported in Perl? I looked in Camel but didn't see anything ...

> Dana L. Smith
> SouthPeak Interactive
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Date:	Fri, 06 Aug 1999 10:02:47 -0400
From:	Doug Seay <dms@rtp-bosch.com>
To:	dasmit@southpeak.com
CC:	pm-help@listserv.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: mktemp?

Dana Smith wrote:
> 
> Is something like mktemp() supported in Perl? I looked in Camel but didn't see anything ...

I don't see mktemp() itself, but some of its close brethern are in the
POSIX module.

perldoc -m POSIX has

> =item tmpfile
>  
> Use method C<IO::File::new_tmpfile()> instead.
>  
> =item tmpnam
>  
> Returns a name for a temporary file.
>  
>         $tmpfile = POSIX::tmpnam();

Is this good enough?

- doug

To:	dms@rtp-bosch.com
Cc:	dasmit@southpeak.com, pm-help@listserv.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: mktemp? 
Date:	Fri, 06 Aug 1999 10:13:16 -0400
From:	Scott Stonefield <srs@unx.sas.com>

>>>>> "Doug" == Doug Seay <dms@rtp-bosch.com> writes:


Yea, the Perl Cook book suggests using IO::File;

Then getting the $FH = IO::File->new_tempfile method.

This tmp file will be cleaned up after the program exits.

-Scott


    Doug> Dana Smith wrote:
    >> 
    >> Is something like mktemp() supported in Perl? I looked in Camel
    >> but didn't see anything ...

    Doug> I don't see mktemp() itself, but some of its close brethern
    Doug> are in the POSIX module.

    Doug> perldoc -m POSIX has

    >> =item tmpfile
    >> 
    >> Use method C<IO::File::new_tmpfile()> instead.
    >> 
    >> =item tmpnam
    >> 
    >> Returns a name for a temporary file.
    >> 
    >> $tmpfile = POSIX::tmpnam();

    Doug> Is this good enough?

    Doug> - doug