This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use `FolderItem.TemporaryFile` as a replacement.
## Description
The GetTemporaryFolderItem function creates a `FolderItem` object in the current Temporary Folder. See the `SpecialFolder` module for information on the paths for each platform.
## Usage
*result*=**GetTemporaryFolderItem**
| Part | Type | Description |
|--------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| result | `FolderItem` | `FolderItem` object that refers to a document in the Temporary Folder. |
## Notes
On Xojo Cloud, you are restricted to using the specific names returned by this method. If you need a generic folder for your own temporary files, use `SpecialFolder`.Temporary instead.
## Sample code
The following code creates `FolderItem` in the active Temporary folder and displays its absolute pathname.
``` xojo
Dim f As FolderItem
f = GetTemporaryFolderItem
MsgBox(f.NativePath)
```
## Compatibility
All project types on all supported operating systems.
## See also
`FolderItem` class; `SpecialFolder` module.