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Utilities for Magnetic Tapes

CNS Document ID: D0069
Last Updated: 06/28/2001

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Abstract

This document describes utilities at CNS for using magnetic tapes. The utilities include CARDTAPE, DISKTAPE, TOCMS, TPUTIL, TAPEDISK.

Other types of utilities are described in other CNS documents. For more information about tapes, see also Using Magnetic Tapes at CNS (D0017).

Related topics include reel and cartridge tapes, TAPE8, TAPE9, TAPEC, JCL, OS/390, batch, services.


Table of Contents

CARDLIST
CARDLIST
CARDTAPE
CARDTAPE
JCL
Examples
DISKTAPE
DISKTAPE
JCL
Examples
TPUTIL
TPUTIL
Tape Compaction Support
The TPUTIL Cataloged Procedure
The OPTIONS Command
The BACKUP Command
The COPY Command
The DUMP Command
The MAP Command
The TRANSLATE Command
More TPUTIL Examples
Mapping an ASCII or Non-Labeled Tape
TAPEDISK
TAPEDISK
JCL
Examples

List of Figures

1. JCL to Copy Card Images to a Standard Labeled Tape
2. Example to Copy Multiple Sets of Card Images to Tape
3. JCL to Copy a Disk Data Set to Tape
4. Sample Job Setup to Dump a Cartridge Tape Using TPUTIL
5. Using the BACKUP Command to Duplicate a Cartridge Tape.
6. Using the COPY Command to Copy Multiple Volumes.
7. Providing Information for the COPY Command via DD Statements.
8. Concatenating Three Files with the COPY Command.
9. Dumping Selected Records with the DUMP Command.
10. Using the MAP Command for a Standard Labeled Tape.
11. Using the TRANSLATE Command for an ASCII Tape.
12. Using the BACKUP Command to Duplicate a Cartridge Tape.
13. Running a Syntax Check on TPUTIL Control Statements.
14. Mapping an ASCII or Non-labeled Tape
15. JCL for Using the TAPEDISK Procedure
16. Example to Copy a File from a 9-Track Tape to Disk.
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