Purpose: Create a new empty file with a unique name.
uniq-file <file name> [ temporary ]
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One of the common tasks in many applications is creating a unique file (of any kind, including temporary). uniq-file statement does that - it creates a new unique file of zero size, with <file name> being its fully qualified name, which is always within the file-storage.
The file itself is created empty. If "temporary" clause is used, then the file created is a temporary-file.
The file has no extension. You can rename it after it has been created to reflect its usage or purpose.
All files created are setup with owner and group read/write only permissions.
Examples
The following creates an empty file with auto-generated name that will be stored in "mydoc" variable. String variable "mydoc" is defined in the statement. The string "some data" is written to a newly created file:
uniq-file mydoc
write-file mydoc from"some data"
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To create a temporary file:
uniq-file temp_file temporary ...
// use file named "temp_file" ..
delete-file temp_file
