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.