HDK: UT/UT_TmpDir.h Source File

00001 
00002 #ifndef __UT_TmpDir_H__
00003 #define __UT_TmpDir_H__
00004 
00005 #include "UT_API.h"
00006 #include <stdio.h>
00007 
00008 class UT_String;
00009 
00010 UT_API const char       *UTgetTmpDir();
00011 // returns a tmp name in the tmp dir. Use free() on the return val.
00012 UT_API void              UTgetTmpName(UT_String &filename,
00013                                       const char *prefix=0);
00014 
00015 #ifdef WIN32
00016 UT_API const char       *UTgetPersonalDir();
00017 #endif
00018 
00019 /// Returns the path to the platform specific desktop
00020 UT_API const char       *UTgetDesktopDir();
00021 
00022 // This should only really be used by UT_EnvControl as the default for
00023 // HOUDINI_TEMP_DIR when it's not set by the user. Use UTgetTmpDir() everywhere
00024 // else so that the user may override the location.
00025 UT_API const char       *UTgetDefaultTmpDir();
00026 
00027 // Return a temporary file that will be deleted when it is closed.  On some
00028 // operating systems, the file will be cached in memory if it does not
00029 // exceed a threshold size.
00030 UT_API FILE             *UTgetTmpFile();
00031 
00032 #endif