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IVssExamineWriterMetadata::GetExcludeFile method (vsbackup.h)

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The GetExcludeFile method obtains information about files that have been explicitly excluded from backup for a given writer.

Syntax

HRESULT GetExcludeFile(
  [in]  UINT           iFile,
  [out] IVssWMFiledesc **ppFiledesc
);

Parameters

[in] iFile

Index for an excluded file set. The value of this parameter is an integer from 0 to n–1 inclusive, where n is the total number of file sets explicitly excluded from the components of a given writer. The value of n is returned by IVssExamineWriterMetadata::GetFileCounts.

[out] ppFiledesc

Doubly indirect pointer to an IVssWMFiledesc object containing the file element information.

Return value

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value Meaning
S_OK
 Successfully returned a pointer to an IVssWMFiledesc interface.
E_INVALIDARG
 One of the parameter values is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 The caller is out of memory or other system resources.
VSS_E_INVALID_XML_DOCUMENT
 The XML document is not valid. Check the event log for details. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.
VSS_E_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND
 The file set specified for exclusion does not exist.
VSS_E_UNEXPECTED
 Unexpected error. The error code is logged in the error log file. For more information, see Event and Error Handling Under VSS.

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP:  This value is not supported until Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7. E_UNEXPECTED is used instead.

Remarks

For more information on excluding files, see Exclude File List Specification.

The caller is responsible for calling IUnknown::Release to release the resources of the returned IVssWMFiledesc object.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header vsbackup.h (include VsBackup.h, Vss.h, VsWriter.h)
Library VssApi.lib

See also

IVssExamineWriterMetadata

IVssExamineWriterMetadata::GetFileCounts