Re: ontape help needed

In article <6ft1fn$h6c$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>, malc_p@hotmail.com writes >In article <6fr7lq$qbg$1@usenet85.supernews.com>, > doctorx@kdsi.net (Paul Cornett) wrote: >> >> I am trying to get a script written that will automate ontape. I am running >> 7.23.uc1. Has anyone written one? If so, can you send me the script > >You CAN do it with something like: > >echo "\\n"|ontape -s -L 0 > echo "\\n"|ontape -s -L 0 | head 100 will handle the problem when ontape requests a new tape. It will write up to 100 lines of output, then realise stdout is closed and exit. Otherwise it would loop forever asking for a new tape. >BUT - if your tape drive hangs, or ontape requests another tape, you're in >schtuck. > >Malc > >> Thanks >> Paul Cornett >> doctorx@kdsi.net >> Clow Valve Company >> > > >-----== Posted via Deja News, The Leader in Internet Discussion ==----- >http://www.dejanews.com/ Now offering spam-free web-based newsreading -- David Williams Maintainer of the Informix FAQ Primary site (Beta Version) http://www.smooth1.demon.co.uk Official site http://www.iiug.org/techinfo/faq/faq_top.html I see you standin', Standin' on your own, It's such a lonely place for you, For you to be If you need a shoulder, Or if you need a friend, I'll be here standing, Until the bitter end... So don't chastise me Or think I, I mean you harm... All I ever wanted Was for you To know that I care