Re: 8mm TAR to PC through an AS/400

[Patrick Townsend <townsend@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Roger, 

Can you copy the file from the tape to a database file using CPYFRMTAP
if you specify no labels? That might be a way to get it on the AS/400 in
a flat file without changing bits. Then you can use CPYTOSTMF. 

Patrick

Roger Vicker wrote:
> 
> Hi all.
> 
> Before I begin I know RTFM, but it keeps leading me in circles.
> 
> I need to take an 8 mm tape created on a Unix system with TAR to a PC
> file.
> 
> The AS/400 is at V3R2, has the 8 mm attached and the Win95 PC connected
> via CA/400. I can probably find a shareware program that will convert
> the TAR format on the PC so what I need to do is get the file from the 8
> mm to a *STRMF on the AS/400 without any bit changes.
> 
> CPYTOSTRMF requires a database file. CPY doesn't seem to recognize
> "/QSYS.LIB/TAP01.DEVD" as a valid source. CPYFRMTAP doesn't recognize
> the IFS.
> 
> BTW anybody have the url for a fair utility to read the TAR and produce
> a PC file.
> 
> TIA
> 
> Roger Vicker, CCP
> 
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