OpenTemporary

As of Version 6.0, OpenTemporary has been superseded by functionality in OpenWrite.

OpenTemporary[]

opens a temporary file to which output can be written, and returns an OutputStream object.

Details and Options

  • OpenTemporary is often used in conjunction with Put and Get as a way of preparing data that is exchanged between the Wolfram Language and external programs.
  • OpenTemporary always creates a new file that does not already exist.
  • On Unix systems, OpenTemporary typically creates a file in the /tmp directory.
  • The global variable $TemporaryPrefix gives the base of the file name used by OpenTemporary.
Wolfram Research (1988), OpenTemporary, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OpenTemporary.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1988), OpenTemporary, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OpenTemporary.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1988. "OpenTemporary." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OpenTemporary.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1988). OpenTemporary. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OpenTemporary.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2023_opentemporary, author="Wolfram Research", title="{OpenTemporary}", year="1988", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OpenTemporary.html}", note=[Accessed: 28-March-2024 ]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2023_opentemporary, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={OpenTemporary}, year={1988}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OpenTemporary.html}, note=[Accessed: 28-March-2024 ]}