I'd guess that it is not a store tape.  You may want to use FCOPY and 'dump'
the first few blocks in 'hex' and 'char' to determine visually the tapes
contents/structure.

file t;dev=tape;rec=8000,,u,binary;nobuff (this is from memory)
fcopy from=*t;to=;char;hex;subset=,2

Good Luck

Paul Christidis
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Subject: S/R 6188
Author:  Tracy Johnson <[log in to unmask]> at CCGATE
Date:    06/05/98 11:31


I got the following error when RESTOREing a tape from an outside source,

Does anyone know what this is?

JOB RESTORE,MANAGER.SYS,PUB.
Priority = DS; Inpri = 8; Time = UNLIMITED seconds.
Job number = #j44.
MON, JUN  1, 1998,  7:22 PM.
HP3000  Release: C.50.00   User Version: C.50.00
MPE/iX  HP31900 B.79.06  Copyright Hewlett-Packard 1987.
All rights reserved.
STREAMED BY TRACY,MANAGER.SYS (#S5) ON LDEV# 21
   STREAM DATE:   MON, JUN  1, 1998,  7:22 PM
:FILE T;DEV=7
:RESTORE *T;@[log in to unmask]@;FILES=40000;&
: CREATOR=MANAGER;OLDDATE;SHOW=SHORT;KEEP;ONERROR=SKIP

STORE/RESTORE VERSION   C.50.13 (C) 1986 HEWLETT-PACKARD CO.
MON, JUN  1, 1998,  7:22 PM



INVOKING CMSTORE TO READ MPEv MEDIA



MPE-XL Transport Store-Restore, B.79.06  (C) Hewlett-Packard Co., 1988.
RESTORE  *T;@[log in to unmask]@;FILES=40000;CREATOR=MANAGER
;OLDDATE;SHOW=SHORT;KEEP;ONERROR=SKIP;;LDEV=   7
MON, JUN  1, 1998,  7:23 PM

RECSIZE OF RECORD HOLDING STORE/RESTORE LABEL WAS NOT 40 WORDS
 (S/R 6188)


(1)RESTORE *T;@[log in to unmask]@;FILES=40000;
RESTORE aborted because of error. (CIERR 1091)
REMAINDER OF JOB FLUSHED.
CPU sec. = 6.  elapsed min. = 1.  MON, JUN  1, 1998,  7:23 PM.