On Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:54:43 +0000, Rouse, Willie wrote: > >When building an AWS tape, say from a dump volume dataset, how do you know >what the block count is for the EOF header 2? > I'm not sure why this should be a question. Maintain a counter. As you process each input block, add one to the counter. That becomes the block count in the EOF "header".
What's your objective? Would AMATERSE, TSO TRANSMIT, or a z/OS UNIX file with FILEDATA=RECORD be an alternative? A while ago, with a similar requirement, not for AWS, but for an idiosyncratic partner format, I resorted to writing a virtual tape volume, then processing each file witn LABEL-(n,BLP),RECFM=U. Let the OS worry about label formats. My only tweak was to adjust the volser in the label images. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
