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> I probably lost track of the thread somewhere and missed a critical piece of info. I had gotten > the impression that the major point of your device was to use common (PC) compression functions > in combination with a CD recorder. This would allow large amounts of iSeries data to be > stored on relatively few CDs. > > If that were the case, then a RSTLIB or LODRUN that accessed that > CD through my normal iSeries CD drive shouldn't work. Those commands won't be > expecting .zip files or other PC file formats. Okay, I understand now. I'm talking about several different uses for this technology, and thinking out loud in the process. I can see how this would be confusing. The CD recorder I have on the market now can be used with or without LODRUN, and read asis in an AS/400 CD reader. The compression etc. is another product that I am working on. > True, I could still "read" the compressed files, copying them into streamfiles and > possibly decompressing them as well by using various APIs, commands, etc.; but that's . not the same as simply executing LODRUN or RSTLIB. > > So, where did I get lost in understanding? I was meandering and you were walking a stright line. Sorry. Even without the compression, I can't find a way to do files or objects greater than 650 MB, although IBM told me that I could use their CD-mastering technique to create larger backups. My guys says that I still have to write my own procedure that will be OPTIFILE to restore them. > > I think the product is a great idea for mass offline storage. I just couldn't see how > it would fit in with "normal" iSeries product distribution media, and therefore it didn't seem worth > your time to worry about LODRUN compatibility for now. In the short run, just get the darn thing on the market! Well, I hope to be shipping to beta testers in January. > > Tom Liotta > > -- > Tom Liotta > The PowerTech Group, Inc. > 19426 68th Avenue South > Kent, WA 98032 > Phone 253-872-7788 > Fax 253-872-7904 > http://www.400Security.com > > > ___________________________________________________ > The ALL NEW CS2000 from CompuServe > Better! Faster! More Powerful! > 250 FREE hours! Sign-on Now! > http://www.compuserve.com/trycsrv/cs2000/webmail/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. > >
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