Keven:

Yes, that was my suspicion. The positioning of the compress option either
before or after the directory option may make a difference.

No big deal, just got my curiosity going...

Thanks to everyone who replied.

Brian.

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 05:26:33 -0700, Keven Miller
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>> Option One:
>>
>> FILE T=FILET;DEV=DISC;CODE=2501
>> STORE @[log in to unmask];*T;DIRECTORY;COMPRESS;PROGRESS=1;SHOW;ONLINE=START
>>
>> Option Two:
>>
>> FILE T=FILET;DEV=DISC;CODE=2501
>> STORE @[log in to unmask];*T;COMPRESS;DIRECTORY;PROGRESS=1;SHOW;ONLINE=START
>>
>> However, can anyone tell me why Option Two produces a SMALLER store file
>> than option two?
>>
>
>The only thing that comes to mind for me is could it possibly be
>compressing the directory in option 2 but not in option one
>-- where position of the store option matters, at least for
>compress and directory.
>
>We would have to study a dump of the tape directory to tell.
>
>Keven
>
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