RE: Tape Exchange between AS/400 and NCR

[Vernon Hamberg <hambergv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Russ, Chuck, et al.

At 09:04 AM 5/1/1998 -0700, you 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) ?

I've only had a little experience working with tapes in other formats.
However, I think the options are much wider than Russ suggests. CPYFRMTAP
has all kinds of parameters that let you read/write from/to almost anything
that's been done with tape over the years, UNIX, mainframe, whatever. The
REELS parameter, e.g., has a 'no labels' setting (*NL). This suggests that,
in fact, the NCR tape does -not- need standard labeling, which is one of
the other options (*SL). Talk to the people that generated the tape and
find out what they've done. Also, read the tape device programming manual.

HTH

Vernon Hamberg
Systems Software Programmer
Old Republic National Title Insurance Company
400 Second Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN  55401-2499
(612) 371-1111 x480


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