IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata::SaveAsXML method (vswriter.h)

Stores the Writer Metadata Document that contains an express writer's state information into a specified string.

Syntax

HRESULT SaveAsXML(
  [in] BSTR *pbstrXML
);

[in] pbstrXML

A pointer to a string to be used to store the Writer Metadata Document that contains a writer's state information.

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value	Meaning
S_OK	The operation was successful.
E_INVALIDARG	The parameter value 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_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.

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)
Library	VssApi.lib