I hate it when I forget words and my brain fills them in. "If I was WRITING to a tape..."
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Logan Sent: Friday, January 18, 2008 7:03 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: How to find "current tape length" programatically If I was to a tape, is there a way to programmatically know when I am nearing, or have hit, the end of the "guaranteed" tape length? I forget if it's 3480 or 3490E tape that guarantees 1100 feet, but if I were writing to a tape, is there a way to find out that I was still under this value? ... snip ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
