Subj : REXX: systempfilename
To   : Darin McBride
From : Vitus Jensen
Date : Fri Jun 09 2000 05:43 pm

Moin Darin,

08.06.00 23:23, Darin McBride wrote a message to all :

 DM> Anyone ever notice any (undocumented) limitations to
 DM> systempfilename?  For example, maximum of 5 replaceable
 DM> characters?  <sigh>

I was aware if this limit.  You just had to ask. ;-)

 DM> Okay, so I'm not looking for a workaround.  I just wish it were
 DM> documented.

It is:
========<REXX Information>============================

  Function: SysTempFileName 

  Syntax:   file = SysTempFileName(template, [filter]) 

       template  The template that describes the temporary file or directory 
name to be returned.  The template should resemble a valid file or directory 
specification with up to 5 filter characters. 

....
========<end>=========================================

Bye,
    Vitus

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 * Origin: What's this "Windows" thing everyone keeps talking about? (2:2474/424.1)

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