If the tape is in EBCDIC you will need to skip packed binary and packed decimal
fields.  If it is from an IBM Mainframe you may also need to use FCOPYs DEBLOCK
option to cut the blocks up into individual records.  Hope this helps.

Ron
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>
> I've been given a 9-track tape in ascii format from a provider to load on
> our hp3000. I need to restore this data onto my hp3000 and then manipulate
> the file. It is not in HP store format.  Is there anything I can do to get
> this data to the hp3000?
>
> Any ideas would be appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Phil Ingram
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