Thanks, Rick - I was too busy to fill in all the details. Later, Ray
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rick Fochtman Sent: Monday January 08 2007 10:24 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SPAM] RE: IEBGENER and unlabled tape To enlarge on Ray's "picture": SL Tape: VOL1 Label HDR1 Label HDR2 Label (Optional USR1-USR8 User Labels) (TAPE MARK) Data file (TAPE MARK) EOF1 Label EOF2 Label (Optional UTL1-UTL8 User Labels) (TAPE MARK) Additional files have the same format, except that the VOL1 label is omitted. The last set of trailer labels is followed by a double tape mark, instead of a single one. And datasets that span multiple volumes use another type of trailer labels, the EOV1-EOV2 set, at the end of each volume. NL Tape: Data file (TAPE MARK) (Last) Data file (TAPE MARK) (TAPE MARK) There may be multiple data files, more than two, or only one file. SOME systems write a LEADING tape mark, before the first data file. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
