Re: Assigning ontape output to disk

Posted in 1998

david.ashby@workcover.nsw.gov.au — Wed, 01 Apr 98 15:08:35 +1000 — source: Informix-list mailing list archive (1991-1998)

Con, It will always ask for the tape if you are trying to automate the process try something like this: ontape -s -L 0 <<EOI EOI NB. the EOI on the third line must be in column 1. Also the disk file must exist before running ontape. This will provide a carriage return to ontape. Regards David Ashby ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________ How do you tell the online engine to direct archives written with ontape to a disk file? Modifications through onmonitor or the onconfig file still leave the engine demanding tape behavior: mount messages, etc. Con Woodall Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital cwoodall@vth.colostate.edu 970-491-1244