Re: How can a script reliably tell whether ontape failed?

Of course Informix doesn't think its worth fixing. The only time you are concerned about what exit code you get is if you are doing it in a script! What we did was do an oncheck -pr and grep for 'Archive completed' or something like that. It's been a while since we had that section... Of course, we did not know the problem you are reporting Interesting. I didn't know about this exit code business. Under what conditions do you get a 0, when you should have gotten something else? ************************************************************************** *************** Remember, My views [QUITE OFTEN] do not reflect those of my company... :) =====================Your mileage may vary========================= Although I do consider myself a UNIX professional, always keep in mind that a professional does not mean you're good at it, It just means you get paid for it!!! =============================================================== P.S. In case you're wondering, the login is significant...... As any good Sysadmin, I am rungonmt (that is, running on empty....) LOL