temporary file in C++

From: Scott (scott_at_nospam.com)
Date: 04/30/04 

Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 01:29:44 GMT

Hi All,

Is there a way of creating a temporary file in C++ (similar to the
tmpfile() in C)? I have a C++ object that streams output to an fstream,
and I would like that file to be temporary (i.e. deleted after it is
used). What the program is doing is writing data to a file, and then
converting that file to another file using functions in a shared library
(which only accepts an existing file for input). The first file is now
unnecessary, and I would like to delete it. Any suggestions or help would
be most appreciated.

Best,
Scott

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