''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' ' 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.vbs ' ' NOTE: If you want to execute this script directly from Windows, use ' 'wscript' instead of 'cscript'. ' ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' Initialize error checking On Error Resume Next ' Initialize variables Dim ArgCount, BuName, BuVersion, CompObj, VersionMsg ' Default values ArgCount = 0 BuName = "" ' Default backup, but will not be allowed BuVersion = &HFFFFFFFE ' Designates highest existing version ' ** Parse Command Line ' Loop through arguments While ArgCount < Wscript.Arguments.Count ' Determine switches used Select Case Wscript.Arguments(ArgCount) Case "-v": ' Designate backup version to be deleted ' Move to next arg, which should be parameter ArgCount = ArgCount + 1 If ArgCount => Wscript.Arguments.Count Then Call UsageMsg Else BuVersion = Wscript.Arguments(ArgCount) End If Case "-h", "/?", "-?": Call UsageMsg Case Else: If BuName <> "" Then ' Only one name allowed Call UsageMsg Else BuName = Wscript.Arguments(ArgCount) End If End Select ' Move pointer to next argument ArgCount = ArgCount + 1 Wend ' If no location name was selected, generate error If BuName = "" Then Call UsageMsg End If ' Get instance of computer object Set CompObj = GetObject("IIS://Localhost") ' Try to delete backup CompObj.DeleteBackup BuName, BuVersion ' Make version string pretty If BuVersion = &HFFFFFFFE Then VersionMsg = "highest version" Else VersionMsg = "version " & BuVersion End If If Err.Number <> 0 Then ' Errors! If Err.Number = &H80070002 Then ' Version doesn't exist Wscript.Echo "Error deleting backup: '" & BuName & "' (" & VersionMsg & ") does not exist." Else ' Some other error Wscript.Echo "Error deleting backup: '" & BuName & "' (" & VersionMsg & ")." Wscript.Echo "Error number: " & Hex(Err.Number) End If Else ' No errors! Wscript.Echo "Backup deleted: '" & BuName & "' (" & VersionMsg & ")." End If ' Displays usage message, then QUITS Sub UsageMsg Wscript.Echo "Usage: cscript metabackdel.vbs [-v ]" Wscript.Quit End Sub