| tape format error | Index Level | chg-device |
| Syntax | |
| Category | Tape |
| Type | Definition |
| Description |
defines a Pick "tape" label.
Traditionally, Pick "tapes" have an identifying "label" written on the first 80 bytes of the tape. Tape Element Element Position Length Description -------- ------- ---------------------------------- 01 01 Label Identifier. Always an "L". 02 01 (space) 03 - 06 04 Record Length (in hexadecimal) "01F4" = 500-byte record "03E8" = 1000-byte record "4000" = 16384-byte record 07 01 (space) 08 - 15 08 System Time at time of tape-writing. "00:00:00" format 16 - 17 02 (spaces) 18 - 28 11 System Date at time of tape-writing. "MMM DD YYYY" format 29 01 (space) 30 - 77 48 Label Header Text. 78 01 (space) 79 - 80 02 Tape volume (reel) number. -------- ------- ---------------------------------- If the tape is created by a "t-dump", the label contains the source filename and text specified in "t-dump"s "heading" option (if any). If the tape is created by a "file-save", "account-save", or "save", then it contains the word "DATA", and optionally, the information entered at the "file-save tape label:" prompt. If the tape is created as Spooler output, the label contains the word "SPOOLER", and optionally, the account name and user-id of the creator. |
| Options | |
| See Also | t-dump file-save save sp-assign t-read t-rdlbl t-wtlbl {"label.info"} READTL sreformat t-load account-save |
| Example | |
| Warnings | |
| Compatibility | D3 7.0 AP R83 |
| tape format error | Index Level | chg-device |