RE: [FWP] Puzzle - Temp file creation

["Rubinow, Larry" <Larry.Rubinow@westgroup.com>]

Maybe this is a little naive, but couldn't a fairly safe temp file name be
constructed from $$ (PID) and $^T (start time)?  What are the odds of the
host machine cycling through all available PIDs inside of one second?

trowton@broadcast.com wrote:

> -However, the point I was trying to make was that you 
> shouldn't do this
> -anyway because there must be a module for it (lr@hpl.hp.com suggested
> -POSIX::mktemp). Reinventing the wheel's not good (no matter 
> how many ways
> -there may be to do something).
> 
> Actually, just because there is a module does _not_ mean you 
> should use it.
> Maybe the overhead of the module is more than you want to deal
> with(unlikely, but possible), maybe your sysadmin won't allow 
> it(you were
> lucky to get perl.exe on the server), maybe you just want to write it
> yourself for the fun and education of having done it.   If 
> you are on a
> tight deadline, definitely use the module if possible, otherwise.....
> 
> have Fun With Perl!
> 
> Just my $.02.
> trowt

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