Your tape was already positioned at the second file and there is no need to FSF at this point.
Skip the FSF and you should be okay. The first file has 3 80 byte records and it is a well defined standard labeled tape. ____________________ Jim Hughes 603-271-5586 "It is fun to do the impossible." ==>-----Original Message----- ==>From: CMSTSO Pipelines Discussion List [mailto:CMS- ==>[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ian S. Worthington ==>Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 12:28 PM ==>To: [email protected] ==>Subject: tape stage read fails ==> ==>I'm trying to read a tape, but having some issues with the second file: ==> ==> ==>TAPE 0181 V3420 B00224 3420 R/O S001D AT LOAD POINT ==> 22 *-* 'pipe tape 181 | take 200 | >' tape 'file1 a' ==> >>> "pipe tape 181 | take 200 | > 224 file1 a" ==> 23 *-* 'TAPE FSF ( 181' ==> >>> "TAPE FSF ( 181" ==> 24 *-* 'pipe tape 181 | take 200 | >' tape 'file2 a' ==> >>> "pipe tape 181 | take 200 | > 224 file2 a" ==>PIPTAP108E Return code 3 from operation READ on tape 0181. ==>PIPMSG003I ... Issued from stage 1 of pipeline 1. ==>PIPMSG001I ... Running "tape 181". ==> +++ RC(-108) +++ ==> ==> ==>DITTO shows the tape as follows. Is there something about this that ==>gives the ==>tape stage a problem? ==> ==> ==>. Process View Options Help ==> . ==>. ==>sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssss ==>sssssss ==>. ==>. DITTO/ESA for VM TB - Tape Browse At ==>load ==>point . ==>. ==> . ==>. Blk 1 File 1 from begin of tape 0181 3420 Col 1 ==>Fmt ==>UPDN . ==>. VOL1 B00224 DSN UT.ACPMSAGE.CAPT Ring=out 6250-BPI 9 Trk ==>ASCII ==>NO . ==>. ==> . ==>. Block Length ==>1...5...10....5...20....5...30....5...40....5...50....5...60 . ==>. 1 80 CHAR VOL1B002240 VPREGA1 ==> . ==>. ZONE ==>EDDFCFFFFFF444444444444444444444444444444EDDCCCF444444444444 . ==>. NUMR ==>563120022400000000000000000000000000000005795711000000000000 . ==>. ==>1...5...10....5...20....5...30....5...40....5...50....5...60 . ==>. ==> . ==>. 2 80 CHAR HDR1UT.ACPMSAGE.CAPT B0022400010001 ==>0090560090560000000 . ==>. ZONE ==>CCDFEE4CCDDECCC4CCDE4CFFFFFFFFFFFFF444444FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF . ==>. NUMR ==>849143B13742175B31730200224000100010000000090560090560000000 . ==>. ==>1...5...10....5...20....5...30....5...40....5...50....5...60 . ==>. ==> . ==>. 3 80 CHAR HDR2V295040000000 B ==> . ==>. ZONE ==>CCDFEFFFFFFFFFFFF444444444444444444444C444444444444444444444 . ==>. NUMR ==>849252950400000000000000000000000000002000000000000000000000 . ==>. ==>1...5...10....5...20....5...30....5...40....5...50....5...60 . ==>. ==> . ==>. Tape mark * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ==>* * ==>* * . ==> ==> ==> ==>. Process View Options Help ==> . ==>. ==>sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssss ==>sssssss ==>. ==>. DITTO/ESA for VM TB - Tape Browse ==> . ==>. ==> . ==>. Blk 1 File 1 from begin of tape 0181 3420 Col 61 ==>Fmt ==>UPDN . ==>. VOL1 B00224 DSN UT.ACPMSAGE.CAPT Ring=out 6250-BPI 9 Trk ==>ASCII ==>NO . ==>. ==> . ==>. Block Length ==>61...5...70....5...80....5...90....5...00....5...10....5...20 . ==>. 1 80 CHAR ==> . ==>. ZONE 44444444444444444444 ==> . ==>. NUMR 00000000000000000000 ==> . ==>. 61...5...70....5...80 ==> . ==>. ==> . ==>. 2 80 CHAR IBMVM370CMS ==> . ==>. ZONE CCDEDFFFCDE444444444 ==> . ==>. NUMR 92454370342000000000 ==> . ==>. 61...5...70....5...80 ==> . ==>. ==> . ==>. 3 80 CHAR ==> . ==>. ZONE 44444444444444444444 ==> . ==>. NUMR 00000000000000000000 ==> . ==>. 61...5...70....5...80 ==> . ==>. ==> . ==>. Tape mark * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ==>* * ==>* * . ==> ==> ==> ==>. Process View Options Help ==> . ==>. ==>sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssss ==>sssssss ==>. ==>. DITTO/ESA for VM TB - Tape Browse ==> . ==>. ==> . ==>. Blk 1 File 2 from begin of tape 0181 3420 Col 1 ==>Fmt ==>UPDN . ==>. VOL1 B00224 DSN UT.ACPMSAGE.CAPT Ring=out 6250-BPI 9 Trk ==>ASCII ==>NO . ==>. ==> . ==>. Block Length ==>1...5...10....5...20....5...30....5...40....5...50....5...60 . ==>. 1 29390 CHAR ..... ==>..ZM.................................................. . ==>. ZONE ==>7C000400ED00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 . ==>. NUMR ==>2E0000009400000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 . ==>. ==>1...5...10....5...20....5...30....5...40....5...50....5...60 . ==>. ==> . ==>. 2 29401 CHAR ==>.R......NI.SM1A..=A....=.T1IPL046......{....SG921120...B.... . ==>. ZONE ==>7D000C00DC0EDFC007C000070EFCDDFFF0A0A09C3333ECFFFFFF730C0480 . ==>. NUMR ==>29000B00590241105E12105E0319730460C0A0000000279211200452E100 . ==>. ==>1...5...10....5...20....5...30....5...40....5...50....5...60 . ==>. ==> . ==> ==> ==> ==>ian ==>... ==> ==>Ian S. 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