Back Up and Clear Large Event Logs in Windows

You can use any of the VBScript programs below in ActiveXperts Network Monitor. Click here for an explanation about how to include scripts in ActiveXperts Network Monitor.

Back Up and Clear Large Event Logs in Windows using VBScript, WMI and LDAP

Example(s)

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

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

For Each objLogfile in colLogFiles
    If objLogFile.FileSize > 100000 Then
       strBackupLog = objLogFile.BackupEventLog _
           ("c:\scripts\" & objLogFile.LogFileName & ".evt")
       objLogFile.ClearEventLog()
    End If
Next