TAP Statistics

[MacWheel99@xxxxxxx]

We use some tapes for end fiscal off load random volumes of old traffic 
off_line, in which it is not predictable what the size of the old files will 
be ... example our ERP keeps inventory transactions that are X months old & 
the items with no recent activity keeps last Y transactions, so with steady 
business the off loading is even volumes of transactions, but with 
fluctuating customer base, the off-loads can vary greatly.

We would like to maximize what goes on one tape without the hassle of 
multi-volume.

Is there an easy way in DSPTAP DMPTAP etc. to total up sizes of files there & 
get a human intelligible figure like .... 30 files totalling 2 Gig ... 1/2 
gig left on this tape?

I find myself at adding machine multiplying # records times byte sectors to 
get total consumption of each file, then adding up each total to get total 
tape consumed.  There's gotta be a better way.

Al Macintyre  ©¿©
MIS Manager Green Screen Programmer & Computer Janitor of BPCS 405 CD Rel-02 
running on AS/400 V4R3 http://www.cen-elec.com Central Industries of 
Indiana--->Quality manufacturer of wire harnesses and electrical 
sub-assemblies
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