Re: informix tape content

ANTS wrote: > > Hi, > > 1- Is there a way to tell the content of an Informix backup/logical log > numbers and so on?? Like the archive number? Have a look at the manual for the utility onlog/tblog. For archive, assuming you've used ontape, an ontape -r will present you with header information, including the archive timestamp, before it prompts for confirmation. Alternatively, you can use dd and 'strings' to have a look at the tape header info. > 2- If I, by mistake, took contiguous log tape out of the drive, will > Informix over write the existing log files?? No. Once the last of your logs in full, the engine will stop, and accept no more update requests until a log is freed up Neil Truby Chase Manhattan Bank Bournemouth, UK neil.truby@chase.com