Creates a unique filename from a template. Format #include <stdlib.h> char *mktemp (char *template);
1 – Function Variants
The mktemp function has variants named _mktemp32 and _mktemp64 for use with 32-bit and 64-bit pointer sizes, respectively.
2 – Argument
template A pointer to a buffer containing a user-defined template. You supply the template in the form, namXXXXXX. The six trailing Xs are replaced by a unique series of characters. You may supply the first three characters. Because the template argument is overwritten, do not specify a string literal (const object).
3 – Description
The use of mktemp is not recommended for new applications. See the tmpnam and mkstemp functions for the preferable alternatives.
4 – Return Value
x A pointer to the template, with the template modified to contain the created filename. If this value is a pointer to a null string, it indicates that a unique filename cannot be created.