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Database.Backup Method (String, Boolean)

Provides programmatic access to Backup operations for a Database with file and AllowOverWrite parameters.

Namespace:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices
Assembly:  Microsoft.AnalysisServices (in Microsoft.AnalysisServices.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Sub Backup ( _
    file As String, _
    allowOverwrite As Boolean _
)
'Usage
Dim instance As Database
Dim file As String
Dim allowOverwrite As Boolean

instance.Backup(file, allowOverwrite)

public void Backup(
    string file,
    bool allowOverwrite
)

public:
void Backup(
    String^ file, 
    bool allowOverwrite
)

member Backup : 
        file:string * 
        allowOverwrite:bool -> unit 

public function Backup(
    file : String, 
    allowOverwrite : boolean
)

Parameters

  • allowOverwrite
    Type: System.Boolean
    true if overwrite is allowed; otherwise, false. 

Remarks

Security noteSecurity Note

For each backup file, the user who runs the backup command must have permission to write to the backup ___location specified for each file. Also, the user must have one of the following roles: a member of a server role for the Analysis Services instance or a member of a database role with Full Control (Administrator) permissions on the database to be backed up.