fileio/

mg_temp_filename.pro

includes main-level program

result = mg_temp_filename(format [, length=integer] [, n_decimals=integer])

Create a temporary filename from a C-style format.

string

format in required type=string

C-style format string to specify the base filename; should include one %s to be filled in by a time stamp

length in optional type=integer default=15L: number of characters in the time stamp, will be increased to fit the n_decimals specified
n_decimals in optional type=integer default=3L: number of decimal places to include in the time stamp, default is 3, i.e., milliseconds

Try the main-level example program at the end of this file:

 IDL> .run mg_temp_filename

Personal library of Michael Galloy
Contact me if you have enhancement requests or bug fixes.