IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata class (vswriter.h)
The IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata interface is a COM interface containing methods to construct the Writer Metadata Document for an express writer.
After it is constructed, the Writer Metadata Document is a read-only object that requesters query for information about a writer and its components.
Inheritance
The IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata interface inherits from the IUnknown interface. IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata also has these types of members:
Methods
The IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata class has these methods.
| IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::AddComponent Adds a file group to an express writer's set of components to be backed up. |
| IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::AddComponentDependency Allows an express writer to indicate that a component it manages has an explicit writer-component dependency; that is, another component (possibly managed by another writer) must be backed up and restored with it. |
| IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::AddExcludeFiles Excludes a file set (a specified file or files) that might otherwise be implicitly included when a component of an express writer is backed up. |
| IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::AddFilesToFileGroup Adds a file set (a specified file or files) to a specified file group component for an express writer. |
| IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::SaveAsXML Stores the Writer Metadata Document that contains an express writer's state information into a specified string. |
| IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::SetBackupSchema Used by an express writer to indicate in its Writer Metadata Document the types of backup operations it can participate in. |
| IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::SetRestoreMethod Specifies how an express writer's data is to be restored. |
Requirements
| Requirement | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum supported client | Windows 7 [desktop apps only] |
| Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2008 R2 [desktop apps only] |
| Target Platform | Windows |
| Header | vswriter.h (include Vss.h, VsWriter.h) |