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BackupEventLog

The BackupEventLog function saves the specified event log to a backup file. The function does not clear the event log.

VB4-32,5,6
Declare Function BackupEventLog Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "BackupEventLogA" (ByVal hEventLog As Long, ByVal lpBackupFileName As String) As Long

Operating Systems Supported
Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later; Win9x/ME: Not supported

Library
Advapi32

Parameter Information
- hEventLog
[in] Handle to the open event log. This handle is returned by the OpenEventLog or OpenBackupEventLog function.

- lpBackupFileName
[in] Pointer to a null-terminated string that names the backup file.

Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

Last update: 07 April 2006