Hi Radoslaw, In respect of:
"As I mentioned before, it is probably not a media error, because the tape can be read using BLP. It is single-file tape, so I can read three "BLP datasets": label, dataset, label." I would no consider the ability to read a tape using BLP as proof that the tape is necessarily OK. The fact that the entire tape has been read simply means that the physical condition has not caused a problem it does not indicate that all the intended data blocks are present. I believe a previous poster alluded to this. The object of having the block count in the EOF/EOV labels, as I understand it, is to allow a comparison between the number of blocks written (when the EOF/EOV is produced) and when the file is read. The question is without the block count how would missing data be detected? When reading with BLP all the existing blocks may well be read, but are they all that should be there? If the answer is NO, and how can we tell, then the data set is logically corrupt. >From a personal perspective whenever I have had a S237-04 in the past I have >always sought to have the tape recreated. On the issue of "Hint: no user labels at EOF, only header." It has been a long time since I either had an association with User labels or read the Tape Labels manual. The current Using Tapes manual (SC26-7412) whilst no explicit, implies that as both User Header and Trailer records are optional it is legitimate to have one set without the other, but that's only my interpretation. Kind regards - Terry Terry Sambrooks Director KMS-IT Limited 228 Abbeydale Road South Dore Sheffield S17 3LA UK Tel: +44 (0)114 262 0933 WEB: www.legac-e.co.uk Reg: England & Wales 3767263 at the above address All outgoing E-mails are scanned but it remains the recipients responsibility to ensure that their system is protected from viruses, trojans, worms, and spy-ware. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
