LFileSettings::SetTempDirectory

#include "ltwrappr.h"

static L_INT LFileSettings::SetTempDirectory(pszTempDir)

L_TCHAR *pszTempDir;

/* temporary directory */

Sets the directory in which LEADTOOLS will create temporary files.

Parameter	Description
pszTempDir	Character string that contains the temporary directory name. This should be a valid directory name and the directory should exist. It cannot be NULL.

Returns

SUCCESS	The function was successful.
< 1	An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

Files used to store bitmaps of type TYPE_DISK will be created here. Also, disk tiles for TYPE_TILED bitmaps will be created here.

This function will have no effect on any existing bitmaps. The files associated with the existing bitmaps stay where they were. The new temporary directory will be used for creating new bitmaps.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTFIL

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Win32, x64.

See Also

Functions:	LMemoryFile::SetMemoryThresholds, LMemoryFile::GetMemoryThresholds, LFileSettings::GetTempDirectory
Topics:	Memory Storage Types for Bitmaps
	Image Functions: Creating and Deleting Images

Example

#define MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(pFileName) TEXT("C:\\Users\\Public\\Documents\\LEADTOOLS Images\\")pFileName
L_INT LFileSettings__SetTempDirectoryExample()
{
   L_INT nRet;
   /* Set the current directry to c:\temp */
   nRet = LFileSettings::SetTempDirectory(MAKE_IMAGE_PATH(TEXT("")));
   if(nRet != SUCCESS)
      return nRet;
   return SUCCESS;
}