Try labeled tapes...an unlabeled tape cannot span reels, a labeled can Max & Gloria Buten <[log in to unmask]> wrote in article <[log in to unmask]>... > We want to copy a 400 MB file to tape to send to an IBM system. > > On the first try, we used the default compression of the tape drive, > but of course the IBM system couldn't read the tape. > > On the second try we got about 750 KB on the tape and then error 23 at > the end of the tape. Is this an indication that Fcopy won't copy a > file to multiple tapes? Or is there some other limitation in Fcopy? > > We could use the Subset function of Fcopy to break the file into > single-tape pieces. Is there another solution? > Max Buten - Contract Programmer in Powerhouse - [log in to unmask] > > A bicycle helmet is one of the most effective safety devices available, > reducing the risk of head injuries by 85% ...Fred Rivara, Harborview > Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle. (NYTimes, 3/27/97) >