>oh, and in addition, I did NOT use the no-rewind tape device for the eject >command, so that the ejected tape is already rewound and ready for re-use >again.
Ummm, that doesn't matter. Tapes are always rewound before being ejected. If you're using 4mm or 8mm or some type of tape with two reels in the removable cartridge, it may seem like it would be possible to eject the tape with it positioned part way through (ala ejecting a tape from your VCR in the middle of a program), but all computer grade drives I know of ignore that "capability" and rewind first. Try it and see. Take an Amanda tape, skip out a bunch of files then do an "mt offline" on the no-rewind device. Look at the tape when it comes out. All the media will be to one side. >stephen. John R. Jackson, Technical Software Specialist, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
