how to manage temporary files in C ?

[Duff]

Hi all,

i'd like to use several temporary files in my current C-project. I already
tried to use "mkstemp" and "tempnam" functions. The problem is that my
compiler warned me about the use of "tempnam" which seems to be dangerous...
could someone help me with giving me pieces of advice concerning the use of
temporary files in C ?

Thanks a lot
Duff

 

[Mike Wahler]

Hi all,

i'd like to use several temporary files in my current C-project. I already
tried to use "mkstemp" and "tempnam" functions. The problem is that my
compiler warned me about the use of "tempnam" which seems to be

dangerous...

I don't know about 'dangerous', but the 'problem' is that neither
of 'mkstemp' or 'tempnam' are standard C functions, so not topical
here.

could someone help me with giving me pieces of advice concerning the use of
temporary files in C ?

See the standard functions 'tmpfile()' and 'tmpnam()', declared by <stdio.h>

If you get stuck, post your code and ask specific questions.

-Mike

 

[Duff]

Thank you Mike...
I'll see and post again if needed.

 

[Duff]

ok, no problem using "tmpfile()"... thanks.