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
);

Parameters

[in] pbstrXML

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

Return value

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.

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)
Library VssApi.lib

See also

IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata