Mark Bixby wrote: > RTFM reveals the HPDEVCONTROL intrinsic which would seem to have the ability to > put the drive back online without having to eject/re-insert. Is there some > HP-supplied utility that will call HPDEVCONTROL, or do I have to write my own? ORBiT Software also has a program called TAPECTRL that performs various operations, including putting the tape online. This utility was contributed to the Interex Contributed Library. Check there for a copy.