Re: Select a tape in a TS2900 magazine programmatically

GO CMDTAP

CMDTAP Tape Commands
Select one of the following:
Commands
1. Add Tape Cartridge ADDTAPCTG
2. Change Ctl Desc (Tape) CHGCTLTAP
3. Change Device Desc (Tape) CHGDEVTAP
4. Change Tape Cartridge CHGTAPCTG
5. Check Tape CHKTAP
6. Copy From Tape CPYFRMTAP
7. Copy To Tape CPYTOTAP
8. Create Ctl Desc (Tape) CRTCTLTAP
9. Create Device Desc (Tape) CRTDEVTAP
10. Create Tape Category CRTTAPCGY
11. Delete Tape Category DLTTAPCGY
12. Dump Tape DMPTAP
13. Display Tape DSPTAP
14. Display Tape Category DSPTAPCGY
15. Display Tape Cartridge DSPTAPCTG
16. Display Tape Status DSPTAPSTS
17. Duplicate Tape DUPTAP
18. Initialize Tape INZTAP
19. Remove Tape Cartridge RMVTAPCTG
20. Set Tape Category SETTAPCGY
21. Verify Tape VFYTAP
22. Work with Tape Cartridge WRKTAPCTG

If not there, I think most will be there after you load M&SE.
if loading M&SE from base DVD remember to load PTFs again.

as I recall most of BRMS was written in RPG(in the early days at least)

most of your fun I suspect will be knowing what is saved where and what tape volume do you use next.



Bryan




Buck Calabro wrote on 11/22/2024 3:43 PM:

On 11/22/2024 4:09 PM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:

You’re looking for Media and Storage Extensions (no longer extra $ $).   With that you’ll be able to write a tape handler.   You can of course do it yourself but the trick is the registry point for tape handlers.

Thanks Jim,
I have M&SE installed already.
The documentation for how to use these extensions is not easy to locate.
I'm guessing it's scattered in a variety of places which are convenient for those few who are already familiar with BRMS-equivalent coding.