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diff --git a/library/ShadowCopy/shadow.h b/library/ShadowCopy/shadow.h
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+#ifndef SHADOWCOPY_H
+#define SHADOWCOPY_H
+
+#ifdef SHADOWDLL_EXPORTS
+#define SHADOWDLL_API extern "C" __declspec(dllexport)
+#else
+#define SHADOWDLL_API extern "C" __declspec(dllimport)
+#endif
+
+
+namespace shadow
+{
+    //COM needs to be initialized before calling any of these functions! CoInitializeEx/CoUninitialize
+
+
+    //volumeName must end with "\", while shadowVolName does not end with "\"
+    SHADOWDLL_API
+    bool createShadowCopy(const wchar_t* volumeName,
+                          wchar_t*		 shadowVolName,
+                          unsigned int   shadowBufferLen,
+                          void**		 backupHandle,
+                          wchar_t*		 errorMessage,
+                          unsigned int	 errorBufferLen);
+
+
+    //don't forget to release the backupHandle after shadow copy is not needed anymore!
+    SHADOWDLL_API
+    void releaseShadowCopy(void* backupHandle);
+}
+
+
+
+#endif //SHADOWCOPY_H