The plus sign means relative positioning, so :SKIPEOF=,+2 doesn't mean this
is the second file on the tape, it means it is two files forward of the
current position. If you are adding multiple files with similar attributes,
you could do the following:
:FCOPY
>FROM=FILE1;TO=*TAPEFILE
>FROM=FILE2;TO=*;SKIPEOF=,+1
>FROM=FILE3;TO=*;SKIPEOF=,+1
.
.
The use of the "TO=*" keeps FCOPY from rewinding and unloading the tape
after each file, so only one tape mount is required. Unfortunately, I don't
think this will work if the record attributes are different (thus your
question about whether those attributes must be specified in the FILE
command), but I have never tried it. It seems an experiment is in order
here. Perhaps FCOPY can copy the attributes from the FROM file. If you
have to use different file commands (and different FCOPYs), you should use
absolute file numbers rather than relative ones (omit the plus sign).
-----Original Message-----
From: Leonard S. Berkowitz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 9:10 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: FCOPY multiple files to tape
I've never had to do this before.
We want to FCOPY several files from disk to a single tape. Obviously, we do
not
want successive files to overwrite files already FCOPYd to the tape.
From the manual, it seems that we need to use the SKIPEOF parameter:
;SKIPEOF=,+1
;SKIPEOF=,+2
;etc.
Questions:
1. Am I on the right track with SKIPEOF?
2. Does the file equation for the tape (FILE A;DEV=TAPE) need to specify the
record size and blocking factor?
3. Can I mix files of different record sizes on the same tape (apparently
not if
the response to #2 is in the affirmative)?
4. Can I perform this task in successive runs of FCOPY or do they all have
to be
in the same run?
Thanks.
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Leonard S. Berkowitz
Perot Health Care Systems
(Harvard Pilgrim Health Care account)
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fax: 617-509-3737
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