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Example: c# how to create a new file with a random string name

// How to create a new .txt file with a random string name: 
// selected characters
string chars = "2346789ABCDEFGHJKLMNPQRTUVWXYZabcdefghjkmnpqrtuvwxyz";
// create random generator
Random rnd = new Random();
string name;
do {
   // create name
   name = string.Empty;
   while (name.Length < 5) {
      name += chars.Substring(rnd.Next(chars.Length), 1);
   }
   // add extension
   name += ".txt";
   // check against files in the folder
} while (File.Exists(Path.Compbine(folderPath, name)))