1 files changed, 28 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/common/Utils.cpp b/lib/common/Utils.cpp
index 6afafe84..4f44ce0a 100644
--- a/lib/common/Utils.cpp
+++ b/lib/common/Utils.cpp
@@ -335,3 +335,31 @@ std::string FormatUsageLineStart(const std::string& rName,
 
 	return result.str();
 }
+
+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
+}
+
+