Re: System/36 Tape Info

["Online Strategies" <gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks very much Alister...and to all those that responded.  This
information should come in very handy.

Gary Feinstein
Sr. Strategy Consultant
MCSE, CCNA, CCDA, AS/400 Solutions Expert
Online Strategies Corporation
gary@online-strategies.com
ph. 561-654-7438

----- Original Message -----
From: <MacWheel99@aol.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2001 1:59 PM
Subject: Re: System/36 Tape Info


> > Does anyone know the command to display tape information on a system 36?
I
> >  need to go through a series of tapes created on a Sys/36 and extract
the
> >  most recent data from some of the files.  Is there a command that will
show
> >  what files were saved and the save date?
>
> If you are signed onto S/36 session ... on the command line key the word
> CATALOG then press the HELP key.  If you do not have the latest version of
> SSP, or if your keyboard does not have a help key (F1 is not S/36 help),
then
> on command line key HELP CATALOG then enter.
>
> You want to specify letter Tea then letter Sea "TC" to get at tape drive
data.
>
> You want to specify letter Eye then digit One "I1" to get at diskette
drive
> data as opposed to hard drive.
>
> You have the choice of listing the data by NAME or by LOCATION.
> If you do by NAME for disk it is extremely fast & the only way I have ever
> done it except when I was rearranging stuff by disk drive for balancing
> performance & too busy to do a compress. but by NAME for tape or diskette
can
> be extremely slow, especially if multiple volume diskettes.
>
> MacWheel99@aol.com (Alister Wm Macintyre) (Al Mac)
> AS/400 Data Manager & Programmer for BPCS 405 CD Rel-02 mixed mode (twinax
> interactive & batch) @ http://www.cen-elec.com Central Industries of
> Indiana--->Quality manufacturer of wire harnesses and electrical
> sub-assemblies - fax # 812-424-6838
>
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