Source code for newtempfile.cs

using System;

using System.IO;

namespace RobvandeWoude

{

	class NewTempFile

	{

		static int Main( string[] args )

		{

			if ( args.Length > 0 )

			{

				return WriteError( string.Empty );

			}

			try

			{

				Console.WriteLine( Path.GetTempFileName( ) );

				return 0;

			}

			catch ( Exception e )

			{

				return WriteError( e.Message );

			}

		}

		public static int WriteError( string errorMessage )

		{

			/*

				NewTempFile,  Version 1.00

				Create a zero-byte temporary file and display its name on screen

				Usage:    NEWTEMPFILE

				Example:  In a batch file, use the following code to "capture" the name:

				          FOR /F "tokens=*" %%A IN ('NEWTEMPFILE.EXE') DO SET TempFile="%%~A"

				Written by Rob van der Woude

				http://www.robvanderwoude.com

			 */

			if ( string.IsNullOrEmpty( errorMessage ) == false )

			{

				Console.Error.WriteLine( );

				Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.Red;

				Console.Error.Write( "ERROR: " );

				Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;

				Console.Error.WriteLine( errorMessage );

				Console.ResetColor( );

			}

			Console.Error.WriteLine( );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( "NewTempFile,  Version 1.00" );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( "Create a zero-byte temporary file and display its name on screen" );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( );

			Console.Error.Write( "Usage:    " );

			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;

			Console.Error.WriteLine( "NEWTEMPFILE" );

			Console.ResetColor( );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( "Example:  In a batch file, use the following code to \"capture\" the name:" );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( );

			Console.ForegroundColor = ConsoleColor.White;

			Console.Error.WriteLine( "          FOR /F \"tokens=*\" %%A IN ('NEWTEMPFILE.EXE') DO SET TempFile=\"%%~A\"" );

			Console.ResetColor( );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( "Written by Rob van der Woude" );

			Console.Error.WriteLine( "http://www.robvanderwoude.com" );

			return 1;

		}

	}

}