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I've been given the task to write something to start checking the tape in our tape drive around 7:00 in the morning and start sending a message every hour until the tape is changed. Not a difficult task, it would seem, simply do a DSPTAP, get a file date/time or tape date/time and save the value, and compare every hour until it changes. I do a DSPTAP to an outfile, and it takes quite a long time to complete (over half hour). I tried to see if I can just get the first label, but with outfile it starts at the label number you specify. So... my question is, are there any tap APIs I could use that could perhaps be faster? Just allow me to grab the beginning tape information as that's all I need. Thanks in advance, Jim Langston
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