Re: archecker program - not for end users

David Williams wrote: > > In article <5kqkqr$bcg@cssun.mathcs.emory.edu>, Phil ESGUERRA > <Phil_ESGUERRA@city.palo-alto.ca.us> writes > >Hi! > > > >Does anyone know of a better way to validate Informix 5.07 archive tapes? > > > >We're using dd command to validate, in the absence of a solution from > >Informix. Lately, I've known that Informix has come up with 'archecker' > >software. > > > >Unfortunately, it's not being released to the user community. One has to call > >Informix if you want a tape validated. Has anyone tried to use this software? > > > >Thanks. > > > > > >Phil_Esguerra@city.palo-alto.ca.us > > WHere did you hear this? This would be of great use to us. > > -- > David Williams archecker is a program that was written by Informix support to validate tapes created by 7.xx version ontape. It was created to verify the presence/absence of a specific problem on some ontape created tapse. It probably will never be released to the public and does not work on version 5.xx in any event. Onarchive already has a validate mode.