RE: tape questions

["Brendan Bispham" <midrangel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Doesnt DMPTAP allow you to dump all data blocks, irrespective of the
formatting? Then the actual data is stored within the spooled file, which
with a bit of manipulation can be used to recreate the original file.


> > Answer  for tape question...
> >                              Why don't go for the command
> DMPTAP. We can specify
> > the parameter for code and block number. We can get the spool
> file output. Just
> > try it.
> >
>
> i did.  all the block sizes are different.  and the code is ascii.
>
> in the header, the block size is 10000 and the record size is 2048, and
> the format is v.  and when you try to run it from the standard label, it
> cancels.  and i couldn't get a combination using bypass labels that
> would run more than the 1st block.
>
> if you don't override the tape file with ascii, it won't even begin to
> run.  and if you override it, then it converts the data, which i also
> don't want.
>
> nj

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