Sure is. Method 1. /:help devctrl USER DEFINED COMMAND FILE: DEVCTRL.CMD.SYS parm Dev, Compression="Nochange", Eject="Nochange", Load="Nochange" devctrl.mpexl.telesup !Dev, !Compression, !Eject, !Load / Method 2. (If you have MPEX) /:help online USER DEFINED COMMAND FILE: ONLINE.CMD.SYS parm ldev=0 comment Uses MPEX %devcontrol to put a tape/dat 'online' /%devcontrol !ldev;online / Hope this helps. Regards Neil Harvey > Is there something outthere that will put a tape drive back > online to > be ready for the next job to use the same tape? > > > TIA.. > > > James Reynolds > [log in to unmask]