Re: Retrieve Optical volume name using device id? -- MIDRANGE-L

On 08-May-2015 13:32 -0500, David Gibbs wrote:


Does anyone know if there is an API to retrieve the volume name of
an optical volume using the optical device name?

While not an API per se, but to "determine the volume identifier ofmedia [that is] not in an optical media library, issue the followingDisplay Optical CL command: DSPOPT VOL(*MOUNTED) DEV(device)." Thatcommand offers the special value *USRSPC to indicate the User Spacenamed on the User Space (USRSPC) parameter should be the location towrite the output and the special value *OUTFILE to indicate the databaseOutput File (OUTFILE) into which the output is directed; take specialnote of the media-library comment. Example invocations:


   DSPOPT VOL(*MOUNTED) DEV(opt_dev_name) DATA(*VOLATR)
     OUTPUT(*USRSPC) USRSPC(usrspc_libr/usrspc_name)

   DSPOPT VOL(*MOUNTED) DEV(opt_dev_name) DATA(*VOLATR)
     OUTPUT(*USRSPC) USRSPC(usrspc_libr/usrspc_name)

The effect may be msg OPT1660 "Optical device &1 is empty." insteadof the output object being created and data inserted.

The following command may also assist, but instead of theaforementioned OPT1660 for the same device tested, the result was aninquiry msg OPT1486 "Load next volume on optical device &1. (C G)" forwhich [by Inquiry Message Reply (INQMSGRPY) handling effecting aC=Cancel] I received msg CPF4110 "Cancel reply received for message&6."; I also am not aware of what is "the completion message" that wouldbe issued for OUTPUT(*NONE) nor if the VolId is revealed in that messageor if even\only that might be in the *PRINT output.?


   CHKOPTVOL VOL(*MOUNTED) OUTPUT(*NONE) DEV(opt_dev_name)


Alternatively, does anyone know if there is a way to copy contents
of a optical device (CD/DVD) using the device name instead of the
volume id?

If to another optical device [name] similarly only identified by the*MOUNTED volume, then look at the Duplicate Optical (DUPOPT) commandalready noted in another reply.