Set maximum size of an Event Log (VBScript)

This code can be found in Chapter 16 of Windows XP Cookbook

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' From the book "Windows XP Cookbook"
' ISBN: 0596007256

' ------ SCRIPT CONFIGURATION ------
strLog = "<LogName>" ' e.g. Application
intSizeBytes = <SizeInBytes> ' e.g. 1024 * 512 (512KB)
strComputer = "<ComputerName>" ' e.g. wks01 (use "." for local machine)
' ------ END CONFIGURATION ---------
set objWMI = GetObject("winmgmts:\\" & strComputer & "\root\cimv2")
set colLogs = objWMI.ExecQuery("Select * from Win32_NTEventlogFile Where " & _
 "Logfilename = '" & strLog & "'")
if colLogs.Count <> 1 then
 WScript.Echo "Fatal error. Number of logs found: " & colLogs.Count
 WScript.Quit
end if
for each objLog in colLogs
 objLog.MaxFileSize = intSizeBytes
 objLog.Put_
 WScript.Echo strLog & " max size set to " & intSizeBytes
next

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