The BackupEventLog method saves the specified event log to a backup file. If a backup file with the same name exists, the method fails.
This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.
uint32 BackupEventlog( [in] string ArchiveFileName );
Path and file name of the backup file to be created.
Note If the ArchiveFileName comes from a source that you do not know or trust, then this parameter value should be verified before using it in a call to BackupEventlog.
Returns one of the values listed in the following table or any other value to indicate an error.
0
Success
8
Privilege missing
21
Invalid parameter
80
Archive file name already exists. This value is returned starting with Windows Vista.
Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows NT 4.0: The return code indicating that the archive file name already exists is 183.
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Declared in Ntevt.mof.
Requires Ntevt.dll.
Defined in \root\cimv2.
Operating System ClassesWin32_NTEventlogFile
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