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+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// File
+//		Name:    TemporaryDirectory.h
+//		Purpose: Location of temporary directory
+//		Created: 2003/10/13
+//
+// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+#ifndef TEMPORARYDIRECTORY__H
+#define TEMPORARYDIRECTORY__H
+
+#include <string>
+
+#ifdef WIN32
+	#include <windows.h>
+#endif
+
+// Prefix name with Box to avoid clashing with OS API names
+std::string BoxGetTemporaryDirectoryName()
+{
+#ifdef WIN32
+	// http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?
+	// url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/creating_and_using_a_temporary_file.asp
+
+	DWORD dwRetVal;
+	char lpPathBuffer[1024];
+	DWORD dwBufSize = sizeof(lpPathBuffer);
+	
+	// Get the temp path.
+	dwRetVal = GetTempPath(dwBufSize,     // length of the buffer
+						   lpPathBuffer); // buffer for path 
+	if (dwRetVal > dwBufSize)
+	{
+		THROW_EXCEPTION(CommonException, TempDirPathTooLong)
+	}
+	
+	return std::string(lpPathBuffer);
+#elif defined TEMP_DIRECTORY_NAME
+	return std::string(TEMP_DIRECTORY_NAME);
+#else	
+	#error non-static temporary directory names not supported yet
+#endif
+}
+
+#endif // TEMPORARYDIRECTORY__H