Visara Master Console Center Scripting Guide - Manual (Page 147)

Chapter 5 Script Commands
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MKDTEMP
Syntax: MKDTEMP($Pattern) ==> $DirectoryName
Description:
Creates a unique temporary directory for I/O access.
Action:
A directory that is guaranteed to be uniquely named and not
accessible by other users is created. As this is a temporary
directory, it and all of the contained files will be removed from the
system at the time the calling script terminates.
Parameters:
$Pattern: String expression. This is a case sensitive template to
be used by the system to create a directory name. The last six
characters of the template must be XXXXXX (all uppercase) and
these are replaced with a string that makes the directory name
unique. The directory is created with permissions insuring access
only this user.
Returns: String value, as follows:
"" (empty string) = Error occurred while attempting to create the
directory.
Any other value = A unique directory name to be used for
subsequent access by the current script.
Example: $tmpdir := MKDTEMP("/usr/ics/tmpXXXXXX")
IF ( $tmpdir == "" )
LOG( LOG_FLT, "Error creating temporary directory!",
6)
ELSE
LOG( LOG_FLT, "Directory is " + $tmpdir, 6)
ENDIF
See Also:
MKSTEMP, FREAD, FWRITE, FCLOSE, FILENO