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!
 
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