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IVssBackupComponents::AddRestoreSubcomponent method (vsbackup.h)

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The AddRestoreSubcomponent method indicates that a subcomponent member of a component set, which had been marked as nonselectable for backup but is marked selectable for restore, is to be restored irrespective of whether any other member of the component set will be restored.

Syntax

HRESULT AddRestoreSubcomponent(
  [in] VSS_ID             writerId,
  [in] VSS_COMPONENT_TYPE componentType,
  [in] LPCWSTR            wszLogicalPath,
  [in] LPCWSTR            wszComponentName,
  [in] LPCWSTR            wszSubComponentLogicalPath,
  [in] LPCWSTR            wszSubComponentName,
  [in] bool               bRepair
);

Parameters

[in] writerId

Writer class identifier.

[in] componentType

Identifies the type of the component. Refer to the documentation for VSS_COMPONENT_TYPE for possible return values.

[in] wszLogicalPath

Null-terminated wide character string containing the logical path of the component in the backup document that defines the backup component set containing the subcomponent to be added for restore.

The value of this parameter can be NULL.

There are no restrictions on the characters that can appear in a non-NULL logical path.

[in] wszComponentName

Null-terminated wide character string containing the logical path of the component in the backup document that defines the backup component set containing the subcomponent to be added for restore.

The value of this parameter cannot be NULL.

There are no restrictions on the characters that can appear in a non-NULL component name.

[in] wszSubComponentLogicalPath

Null-terminated wide character string containing the logical path of the subcomponent to be added for restore.

A logical path is required when adding a subcomponent. Therefore, the value of this parameter cannot be NULL.

There are no restrictions on the characters that can appear in a non-NULL logical path.

[in] wszSubComponentName

Null-terminated wide character string containing the logical name of the subcomponent to be added for restore.

The value of this parameter cannot be NULL.

There are no restrictions on the characters that can appear in a non-NULL component name.

[in] bRepair

This parameter is reserved for future use. This parameter should always be set to false

Return value

The following are the valid return codes for this method.

Value Meaning
S_OK
 Successfully added the restore subcomponent.
E_INVALIDARG
 One of the parameter values is not valid.
E_OUTOFMEMORY
 The caller is out of memory or other system resources.
VSS_E_BAD_STATE
 The backup components object is not initialized, this method has not been called during a restore operation, or this method has not been called within the correct sequence.
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_OBJECT_NOT_FOUND
 The component does not exist.
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.

Remarks

Before calling AddRestoreSubcomponent, the root component defined by the wszLogicalPath and wszComponentName parameters must first be selected for restore using IVssBackupComponents::SetSelectedForRestore.

If a requester is to support restoring subcomponents, this method must be called before IVssBackupComponents::PreRestore.

AddRestoreSubcomponent is intended for the case in which all the files in a writer's component set must be backed up as a unit, but where it is desirable that selected files (subcomponents) be capable of being restored individually.

To participate in such a restore, a subcomponent must have the bSelectableForRestore member of VSS_COMPONENTINFO set to TRUE. The component defined by the wszLogicalPath and wszComponentName parameters must also be selected for restore using IVssBackupComponents::SetSelectedForRestore.

See Working with Selectability for Restore and Subcomponents for more information.

Requirements

Requirement Value
Minimum supported client Windows XP [desktop apps only]
Minimum supported server Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps only]
Target Platform Windows
Header vsbackup.h (include VsBackup.h, Vss.h, VsWriter.h)
Library VssApi.lib

See also

IVssBackupComponents

IVssBackupComponents::PreRestore

VSS_COMPONENT_TYPE