[python-win32] COM: Volume Shadow Service through Python?

[Tim Golden]

On 16/03/2010 17:48, Robert wrote:
> Kevin Horn wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Robert<kxroberto at googlemail.com
>> <mailto:kxroberto at googlemail.com>>  wrote:
>>
>>      is there a way to use the VSS (as requester) from Python rather
>>      simple way - with COM functions or so (win32com or cytpes)?  or only
>>      through a compiled SWIG extension or so?
>>
>>      CreateVssBackupComponents / vssapi.dll
>>      http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa381517(VS.85).aspx
>>      <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa381517%28VS.85%29.aspx>
>>      seems to be a C++ only interface.
>>
>>      There is a "VSS.VSSCoordinator" in the COM browser. does it have to
>>      do anything with that...
>>
>>
>>      Robert
>>
>>
>> Search the list archives..there was something on this a while ago, but I
>> can't find it just now...
>>
>
> hmm
> "volume shadow" site:mail.python.org
> etc tells nothing. (Somebody just suggested to switch to VSS for
> some task).
> any other search terms associated with those posts?

http://markmail.org/thread/bmyioexeuvnwlmho

TJG