DeleteEx method of the Win32_NTEventlogFile class

The DeleteEx WMI class method deletes the logical file (or directory) specified in the Win32_NTEventlogFile.Name property. DeleteEx is an extended version of the Delete method.

This topic uses Managed Object Format (MOF) syntax. For more information about using this method, see Calling a Method.

Syntax

uint32 DeleteEx(
  [out]          string StopFileName,
  [in, optional] string StartFileName
);

Parameters

StopFileName [out]

Name of the file or directory where the DeleteEx method failed. This parameter is null if the method succeeds.

StartFileName [in, optional]

Names the child file or directory to use as a starting point for DeleteEx. The StartFileName parameter is typically the StopFileName parameter that specifies the file or directory at which an error occurred from the previous method call. If this parameter is NULL, the operation is performed on the file or directory specified in the ExecMethod call.

Return value

Return code	Description
0	The request was successful.
2	Access was denied.
8	An unspecified failure occurred.
9	The name specified was not valid.
10	The object specified already exists.
11	The file system is not NTFS.
12	The platform is not Windows.
13	The drive is not the same.
14	The directory is not empty.
15	There has been a sharing violation.
16	The start file specified was not valid.
17	A privilege required for the operation is not held.
21	A parameter specified is not valid.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003
Namespace	Root\CIMV2
MOF	Ntevt.mof
DLL	Ntevt.dll

See also

Operating System Classes

Win32_NTEventlogFile