in reply to Unique filehandle -- what is correct?

Sorry, I didn't post my whole code:
$random_number = rand(); 
$tmpfile="TEMPFILE.random_number"; open OUT, ">$tmpfile";
print OUT $mydata;
close OUT;
# process the file.....
.....
#end of processing

unlink ($tmpfile);

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Re^2: Unique filehandle -- what is correct?
by i5513 (Pilgrim) on Dec 11, 2011 at 12:34 UTC

    If you want to follow this way (I would recommend File::Temp like Perlbotics did), I would say you about using timestamp inside the name of temp file, for example:

    TEMPFILE.20111211133200.rand()

    Or even using microseconds precission

    But, definitively use File::Temp ;-)

    Regards,

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