Okay, folks, so my first transmission to y'all (re: Beatles) was a
bit
     late (guess I'm a late bloomer, just came on Tuesday).

     So maybe somebody's already answered this problem, but here goes:
     I'm fcopying several files to a tape, each with a separate fcopy
     command with a SKIPEOF option.  There are six files in all, and I
     believe the files are small enough that I can fit them on one tape.
     But on the 3rd or 4th file (it's not consistent), I get this

     *118*SKIPEOF OPTION: ERROR WHILE SKIPPING IN TOFILE
     I/O TIME-OUT   (FSERR 27)

     Any ideas?

     Ed C