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Create Unique File Names for Event Log Backups

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Script Code
VBScript
dtmThisDay = Day(Date)
dtmThisMonth = Month(Date)
dtmThisYear = Year(Date)
strBackupName = dtmThisYear & "_" & dtmThisMonth & "_" & dtmThisDay

strComputer = "."
Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate,(Backup)}!\\" & _
        strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colLogFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_NTEventLogFile where LogFileName='Application'")

For Each objLogfile in colLogFiles
    objLogFile.BackupEventLog("c:\scripts\" & strBackupName & _
        "_application.evt")
    objLogFile.ClearEventLog()
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Platforms
Windows Server 2008 R2 No
Windows Server 2008 No
Windows Server 2003 Yes
Windows 7 No
Windows Vista No
Windows XP Yes
Windows 2000 Yes
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  • Backup all event logs?
    3 Posts | Last Post: Fri 8:16 PM
    • How do I edit this script to backup all the event logs, all with unique names.
    • Hope this will help you. You can remove the comment on the lines and add more logs, if any specific. Just change EventLogsArray count.


      Script Code:

      dtmThisDay = Day(Date)
      dtmThisMonth = Month(Date)
      dtmThisYear = Year(Date)

      strBackupName = dtmThisYear

    • strBackupName = dtmThisYear