Try,

:file t;dev=7;nolabel;rec=-80,,f,ascii
:fcopy from=;to=*t
<<reply to message on console regarding erasing expired tape label>>
<return>
<ctrl-y>

Voila,  one unlabeled tape.

Doug.

Doug Werth                             Beechglen Development Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jean Huot" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, August 11, 2000 15:21 PM
Subject: How do you erase a tape label?


  It's easy to add a tape label to a non-labeled tape, but to erase
one,,hmmm.

On a 7980 tape drive, I remember doing a read/write self-test, but what if
it was a dds drive?


Sounds simple, but I bet there's a lot of people scratching there mind on
this one.


Thanks for any replies,


Jean Huot
Northern Credit Bureaus Inc.