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Create and Auto-Name a Text File
Demonstration script that uses the FileSystemObject's GetTempName method to generate a file name, and then creates a file by that name.
Verified on the following platforms
| Windows 10 | No |
| Windows Server 2012 | No |
| Windows Server 2012 R2 | No |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | No |
| Windows Server 2008 | No |
| Windows Server 2003 | Yes |
| Windows Server 2016 | No |
| Windows 8 | No |
| Windows 7 | No |
| Windows Vista | No |
| Windows XP | Yes |
| Windows 2000 | Yes |
This script is tested on these platforms by the author. It is likely to work on other platforms as well. If you try it and find that it works on another platform, please add a note to the script discussion to let others know.
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