G... I forgot all of detail, but EBCDICIN and SUBSET parameter to start.

>>> "Odor, Robert E." <[log in to unmask]> 05/23/00 01:46PM >>>
I have the Social Security Death Master File on 24 tape reels.  These are
labeled tapes, EBCDIC format, record length 60, blocksize 27960.
I want to load this data onto one or more flat files on our 987.  I'm
thinking that if I try to read these as labeled tapes, the system will
require me to read all 24 tapes in one run, which might take a long time.

Will a run that tries to FCOPY one reel at a time and append it to an
existing file work, given that the reels are labeled as part of a multi-reel
file?

I would appreciate any suggestions that anyone has on the best way to
approach this.

Bob Odor
Computer Operations Supervisor
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services
8004 Franklin Farms Drive
Richmond, VA  23229
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