Microsoft KB Archive/48170

Word: Naming Convention for Temporary Files

PSS ID Number: Q48170 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

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Word temporary files whose names are of the format MW######.TMP, where the pound signs are a serial number, are given names corresponding to the system time at which they were opened. Thus, if the system time was 17:34:20.84 when a temporary file was opened, its filename would be MW342084.TMP. This method helps ensure the uniqueness of filenames.

Word cannot open a second temporary file in a system that does not have a functioning clock because the name that Word tries to give to the new temporary file already exists. This may cause Word to lock up or the system to crash.

However, it is very unusual for a system to lack a functioning clock and most software can be expected to perform unpredictably on such a system.

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