Stan Sieler <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
 
>Chris asks:
 
>> Is there another such utility out there that will
>> cause a DAT to eject? (i.e. a one-timer we could run to pop the tape out
>> as opposed to setting the option to have it eject automatically every time.)
 
>Jeff writes:
>...
>Try DEVCTRL.PUB.SYS.
>...
 
>Unfortunately, DEVCTRL simply sets the "eject at last fclose" to
>ENABLE or DISABLE ... which isn't what Chris wanted.
 
>The closest I have come is my EJECT program (from
>http://www.allegro.com/software/
>which lets you specify one of 3 values:
 
>   DISABLE     (similar to DEVCTRL)
>   ENABLE      (similar to DEVCTRL)
>   ONCE        (new)
 
>The "ONCE" setting *appears* to function as follows:
 
>   when the DDS is fclosed for the last time (i.e., the use count
>   goes to 0), it is ejected, and the eject-on-close status reverts
>   to DISABLEd.
 
>Thus, if Chris only wants the a single eject to occur, he could do:
 
>   :eject.pub.allegro "7 once"
 
>and then use the DDS drive.  When he's done, it should eject but
>subsequent tapes shouldn't eject!
 
>NOTE: although I did brief testing, I'd encourage initial tests to be
>done at reasonably idle times!
 
>--
>Stan Sieler                                          [log in to unmask]
>                                     http://www.allegro.com/sieler.html
 
This may or may not help;
 
Backup+ from orbit comes with a utility called TAPECTRL which can put
a tape online and eject the tape on request. I don't know the status
of the program (if it's Public or not!!)
 
If you can't locate it email me!!.