Method CopyFileToTemp

CopyFileToTemp(FileInfo)

Creates a temporary copy of the specified file and returns a FileStream for it. The temporary file will be deleted upon closing the returned FileStream.

Declaration

public static FileInfo CopyFileToTemp(FileInfo sourceFile)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
FileInfo	sourceFile	Source file to be copied.

Returns

Type	Description
FileInfo	A FileStream that provides access to the temporary copy of the file. The file is opened in read-write mode with read-write sharing and is set to be deleted upon closing the stream.

Remarks

The method ensures the temporary file has a unique name by appending the original file name to a system-generated temporary file name.

Exceptions

Type	Condition
IOException	Thrown when the file copy operation fails.