K. K. Subramaniam wrote:
> Hi,
>
> How can I access a 'temporary directory' in Squeak? When I run Squeak from
> USB flash memory, I don't want temporary files created in the (FileDirectory
> default) folder. I wanted a VM-unique volatile path where I can create
> temporary files. e.g.
> /tmp/squeakvm-$VMPID/ (Unix)
> C:\WINDOWS\TEMP (Windows)
>
> Do I hack FileDirectory to create a unique temp directory on startup and clean
> the cruft on quit. Is there a better way?
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Subbu
>
Check out Rio as a replacement for FileDirectory, it has:
"To create a new temp directory"
tmp := Rio mkTmpDir
"To clean up everything."
tmp all rmdir.
best regards
Keith
p.s. It doesnt have a clean up on exit, and I havent tested the windows
variant on windows.
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