How did this tape get created? Was it created on a VSE system? If so not all of the label information is filled out and so *YOU* have to supply the actual physical record size (BLKSIZE) along with the other DCB info.
UNLESS you are using LBI. In that case, the "LEGACY" BLKSIZE will be 0 but the "new" data areas will be filled out. Later, Steve Thompson <snip> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html