Windows temp directory details (Java)

Question

I\'m writing a program that needs a generic temp folder. I\'m trying to find details about the Windows Temp folders. There are two paths that I know about -

Answer 1

The %TEMP% environment variable that's defined on my PC (XP SP3) uses the DOS-style abcdef~1 directory names - hence, if you can pull that variable, you should end up with a path without spaces.

e.g. Start>Run>%TEMP% takes me to C:\DOCUME~1\\LOCALS~1\Temp

However, if a 'super-user' fiddles around with that variable and points it somewhere else, it's possible that things will fall over. You could look at something like this to retrieve the 8-char-and-no-spaces path.