Date: Tue, 16 Sep 1997 16:13:06 +0800 (GMT)
From: Orlando Andico <orly AT dilnet DOT upd DOT edu DOT ph>
To: David Lenk <lenkd AT pltpub DOT com>
cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject: Re: how do i do this
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On 16 Sep 1997, David Lenk wrote:

..
> anyways, I need a small program that will make a random 8.3 format text
> file (8.3 refers to the dos standard file length).  The name generated
> would then have to be stored in a variable so that it could be used in a
> 'fprintf' command.  I know how to write the file using fprintf but I have
> no ideal of how to generate the random name.  I have tried to make the
> filename a random number but the program crashes with a GPF, and during
> compilation i get pointer errors.

use the tmpnam() function:

 #include <stdio.h>
 char *tmpnam (char *s)

which is designed exactly to produce a random filename.

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