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# Workbook::&setTempDir

Workbook::&setTempDir -- Sets the temp dir used for storing the OLE file.

## Synopsis

    require_once "Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php";

``booleanWorkbook::&setTempDir` (string $dir)`

## Description

Sets the temp dir used for storing the OLE file. Use this method if you don't have the right to write in the default temporary dir.

## Parameter

- `string $dir` - The dir to be used as temp dir

## Return value

`boolean` - `TRUE` if given dir is valid, `FALSE` otherwise

## Note

This function can not be called statically.

## Example

Example 37-1. Using &setTempDir()
    <?php
    require_once 'Spreadsheet/Excel/Writer.php';
    $workbook = new Spreadsheet_Excel_Writer('test.xls');
    $worksheet =& $workbook->addWorksheet('My first worksheet');
    $workbook->setTempDir('/home/xnoguer/temp');
    $worksheet->write(0, 0, "did this work?");
    $workbook->close();
    ?>

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