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Thanks Russ ! I am thankful for ALL/ANY help I can get to pass along to them ! Chuck Popeil, Russ wrote: > The file record length and a bloklength is some multiple of the record > length. If we use the following example > > File record length = 50 bytes > you might try a block length of 1000 (arbitrary but a mutilple of > the 50 bytes) > This means that there are 20, 50 byte records per block. > > The tape created on the NCR machine should control the blocking > Remember to request Fixed block and you must know the record length and the > Blocklength. again this is created on the NCR machine. > > Another thought there may be an incapability between the two 8mm drives. Ie. > Different methods of writing to tape etc. You should try a test an see what > happens. > > Good Luck. > Russ Popeil - IBM Certified Specialist - RPG Programmer & AS/400 Sales > Associate > Avnet Computer - Integrated Solutions. Bottom-Line Results. > Office: 516-677-9346, Fax: 516-677-0296, Beeper: 516-786-5846 > eMail: Russ.popeil@avnet.com > http://www.avnetcomputer.com > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET] > > Sent: Friday, May 01, 1998 10:30 PM > > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > > Subject: Re: Tape Exchange between AS/400 and NCR > > > > Hi Russ, > > > > Been a LONG time since I did much with tapes that included blocking, etc. > > outside > > of the normal default stuff... How do you go about determining the > > record/block > > length on the NCR and what commands are used ? > > > > Thanks ! > > > > Chuck > > > > Popeil, Russ wrote: > > > > > Chuck > > > Just a thought > > > the tapes created on the NCR must be created as IBM standard label tapes > > and > > > the data copied to the tape using record length and blocking. > > > The tape is then read in the 400 using the CPYFRMTAP command > > > > > > Russ Popeil - IBM Certified Specialist - RPG Programmer & AS/400 Sales > > > Associate > > > Avnet Computer - Integrated Solutions. Bottom-Line Results. > > > Office: 516-677-9346, Fax: 516-677-0296, Beeper: 516-786-5846 > > > eMail: Russ.popeil@avnet.com > > > http://www.avnetcomputer.com > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Chuck Lewis [SMTP:CLEWIS@IQUEST.NET] > > > > Sent: Thursday, April 30, 1998 9:07 PM > > > > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > > > > Subject: Tape Exchange between AS/400 and NCR > > > > > > > > Hi Folks, > > > > > > > > I had a friend ask me if I could find the answer to a problem he is > > > > having. They have an IBM AS/400e 9406-620 and an NCR 3450 running Unix > > > > (AT&T) SUR4. The NCR has an 8mm drive and the AS/400 hasa 9427-210 > > 8mm. > > > > They want to know how to get data from the NCR to the AS/400. They > > have > > > > tried the tape method with no success (and limited technical knowledge > > > > so they may be missing something...). They are migrating from the NCR > > to > > > > the AS/400. Anybody done this (NCR to AS/400, tape to tape OR > > something > > > > else) ? > > > > > > > > Thanks in advance ! > > > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > > > +--- > > > > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > > > > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > > > > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > > > > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > > > > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > > > > david@midrange.com > > > > +--- > > > +--- > > > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > > > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > > > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > > > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > > david@midrange.com > > > +--- > > > > > > > > +--- > > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to > > MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: > > david@midrange.com > > +--- > +--- > | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! > | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. > | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. > | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com > +--- +--- | This is the Midrange System Mailing List! | To submit a new message, send your mail to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com. | To unsubscribe from this list send email to MIDRANGE-L-UNSUB@midrange.com. | Questions should be directed to the list owner/operator: david@midrange.com +---
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