temporary folder

Type

property

Summary

Returns the path to the folder used for storage of temporary files.

Syntax

the temporary folder

Description

Returns the path to the folder used for the storage of temporary files.

On Mac OS X, Windows and Linux the temporary folder property returns the path to the folder used for the storage of temporary files.

On iOS the temporary folder property returns the folder in which the application should store any temporary data that is not needed between launches (this folder is not backed up by iTunes on sync).

This property is read only and is equivalent to the specialFolderPath("temporary") function.

Examples

get the temporary folder

put the temporary folder & "/log.txt" into tTempLog

Related

function: specialFolderPath

property: engine folder, desktop folder, home folder, documents folder

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 5.0.2

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

Platforms

desktop

mobile