+ /**
+ * This method creates the file -
+ * {tmpdir}/jalview/{current_timestamp}/fileName.exetnsion using the supplied
+ * file name and extension
+ *
+ * @param fileName
+ * the name of the temp file to be created
+ * @param extension
+ * the extension of the temp file to be created
+ * @return
+ */
+ private static String createNamedJvTempFile(String fileName,
+ String extension) throws IOException
+ {
+ String seprator = System.getProperty("file.separator");
+ String jvTempDir = System.getProperty("java.io.tmpdir") + "jalview"
+ + seprator + System.currentTimeMillis();
+ File tempStructFile = new File(jvTempDir + seprator + fileName + "."
+ + extension);
+ tempStructFile.mkdirs();
+ return tempStructFile.toString();
+ }
+