At 8:31 PM +0100 12/1/99, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>Does anyone know how to put a tape online (without ejecting and resinserting
>the tape .. of course).

Assume your tape drive is LDEV 7.

1) If you have VESoft's MPEX you can do:

   %devcontrol 7;online

2) If you have Allegro's freeware ONLINE program (available at
   http://www.allegro.com/software/ ) you can do:

   :online 7

3) Use the HP's DEVCTRL command file:

   :devctrl.mpexl.telesup 7,,,online



The nice thing about option 2, the ONLINE program, is that is waits for AVR
(Automatic Volume Recoginition) before returning to the user. I don't
believe options 1 or 3 do this.

Hope this helps,


Barry Lake                                 [log in to unmask]
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