exporting logs from VB.NET [solved]

I am writing an application that uses a custom eventLog for error / warning storage

VB Code:

If Not System.Diagnostics.EventLog.SourceExists("ILStep") Then 
      EventLog.CreateEventSource("ILStep", "ILStep") 
    End If 
 
    evtLog = New System.Diagnostics.EventLog("ILStep") 
    evtLog.Source = "ILStep"

and then to view the log, i created a new mmc panel

VB Code:

Shell("mmc ILStep.msc", AppWinStyle.NormalFocus)

The customer asked that the logs be exported and cleared weekly. Is there a way to automate the event viewer "Export" and "Clear log" commands through the framework?

Not sure about the framework, but in VB6 I would use these
APIs to do it.

Perhaps you could use them?

VB Code:

Private Declare Function BackupEventLog Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "BackupEventLogA" _
(ByVal hEventLog As Long, ByVal lpBackupFileName As String) As Long
 
Private Declare Function ClearEventLog Lib "advapi32.dll" Alias "ClearEventLogA" _
(ByVal hEventLog As Long, ByVal lpBackupFileName As String) As Long

thx for the quick reply. i'll try

No prob.

update:

decided not to bother writing scheduling software, bought a license for eventsentry to pass to the customer...