Database.Backup Method (String)

Provides programmatic access to Backup operations for a Database with file parameter.

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

Syntax

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

instance.Backup(file)

public void Backup(
    string file
)

public:
void Backup(
    String^ file
)

member Backup : 
        file:string -> unit

public function Backup(
    file : String
)

Parameters

• file
  Type: System.String
  A file containing the parameters to be applied during backup of a Database.

Remarks

Security 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.

See Also

Reference

Database Class

Backup Overload

Microsoft.AnalysisServices Namespace