RE: ONTAPE as cron

On Tue, 18 Nov 1997, Jayakumar George wrote: } Yes you can } } by using the following command written into a script. } } echo "0\\n\\n" | $INFORMIXDIR/bin/ontape -s You might well consider including some error and out file output to let you know when you have a machine failure or when you actually exceed the first tape volume. It might not be absolutely clear in the online log file Good luck -- Con Woodall Colorado St. U.; Veterinary Teach. Hosp.; Ft. Collins CO 80523, USofA; 970-491-1244 FAX 970-491-4100 cwoodall@vth1.vth.colostate.edu "You can do anything with a computer, but you might not want to." -- } } for taking the whole system back with 0 level archive. } } but make sure your script has set the informix environment before you } run the above command. } } This works for single tape. } } Hope this helps } } Jay } } } > -----Original Message----- } > From: Rich Newell [SMTP:richn@northv.com] } > Sent: Monday, November 17, 1997 10:50 PM } > To: informix-list@rmy.emory.edu } > Subject: ONTAPE as cron } > } > Can I run ONTAPE as a cron?? }