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Windows Event Logs Backup Script

strComputer = "."
strLogFolder = "C:\EventLogs"

Set objWMIService = GetObject("winmgmts:" _
    & "{impersonationLevel=impersonate, (Backup, Security)}!\\" _
        & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")

Set colLogFiles = objWMIService.ExecQuery _
    ("Select * from Win32_NTEventLogFile")

FolderExits(strLogFolder)

For Each objLogfile in colLogFiles
    If objLogFile.FileSize > 2048 Then
       strBackupLog = objLogFile.BackupEventLog _
           (strLogFolder & "\" & objLogFile.LogFileName & ".evt")
    End If
Next

WScript.Quit(0)

' verifies that folder exists or creates
Function FolderExits(path)
	Dim objFSO
	Dim tmp

	Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
	'tmp = GetCurrentFolder() & "\" & tmp
	tmp = Split(path, "\")
	path = tmp(0)
	For counter = 1 To UBound(tmp) Step 1
		' set new path
		path = path & "\" & tmp(counter)
		If Not objFSO.FolderExists(path & "\" & tmp(counter)) Then
			objFSO.CreateFolder(path)
		End If
	Next
	' return true
	FolderExits = True
End Function