API -> GetTempPath [ Library : kernel32.dll, Category : File Management ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

GetTempPath

Library : kernel32.dll Category : File Management

Api Example(s)
Get the Windows temporary directory (without any API call)
GetTempFile - Create a temporary file
TemporaryDirectory - Get Windows temporary directory

API Description :

The GetTempPath function retrieves the path of the directory designated for temporary files. This function supersedes the GetTempDrive function.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" (ByVaL nBufferLength As Long, ByVaL lpBuffer As String) As Long

Parameters :

· nBufferLength
Specifies the size, in characters, of the string buffer identified by lpBuffer.

· lpBuffer
Points to a string buffer that receives the null-terminated string specifying the temporary file path.

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is the length, in characters, of the string copied to lpBuffer, not including the terminating null character. If the return value is greater than nBufferLength, the return value is the size of the buffer required

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

System.IO.Path.GetTempPath