/********************************************* * * Metabase Backup Deletion Utility * ********************************************** * * Description: * ------------ * This sample admin script allows you to delete a Metabase backup. * * To Run: * ------- * This is the format for this script: * * cscript metabackdel.js * * NOTE: If you want to execute this script directly from Windows, use * 'wscript' instead of 'cscript'. * *********************************************/ // Initialize variables var ArgCount, BuName, BuVersion, CompObj, VersionMsg; var Args; // Default values ArgCount = 0; BuName = ""; // Default backup, but will not be allowed BuVersion = -2; // Designates highest existing version // ** Parse Command Line // Loop through arguments WScript.echo("VAlue of args: " + WScript.Arguments.length); while (ArgCount < WScript.Arguments.length) { // Determine switches used switch (WScript.arguments.item(ArgCount)) { case "-v": // Designate backup version to be deleted // Move to next arg, which should be parameter ArgCount = ArgCount + 1 ; if (ArgCount >= WScript.arguments.length) UsageMsg(); else BuVersion = WScript.arguments.item(ArgCount); break; case "-h", "/?", "-?": UsageMsg(); break; default: if (BuName != "") // Only one name allowed UsageMsg(); else BuName = WScript.arguments.item(ArgCount); } // Move pointer to next argument ++ArgCount; } // If no location name was selected, generate usage message if (BuName == "") { UsageMsg(); } // Get instance of computer object CompObj = GetObject("IIS://Localhost"); // Try to delete backup CompObj.DeleteBackup(BuName, BuVersion); // Make version string pretty if (BuVersion == -2) VersionMsg = "highest version"; else VersionMsg = "version " + BuVersion; WScript.echo("Backup deleted: '" + BuName + "' (" + VersionMsg + ")."); // Displays usage message, then QUITS function UsageMsg() { WScript.echo("Usage: cscript metabackdel.js [-v ]"); WScript.Quit(); }