If you only want the disk label, there is the DEVTYPE command. Kris, IBM Belgium, VM customer support
Colin Allinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent by: The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 2006-12-12 09:22 Please respond to The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Checking a DASD label I am linking to a fullpack minidisk and, in preparation for a copy, I want to check the label on the source disk is what it should be. In our environment the label could have changed since the DASD was attached to the system so Q DASD DETAILS or looking at the RDEV block won't help. If the DASD has a standard CP/OS label then accessing it as a minidisk will get the information I require - but it is possible that some DASD might have only minimal labels. I have not found one to try yet but I don't think ACCESS will work for these. The only way I can think of is to physically read the first track of the disk and process it. Any ideas on the best way to do this? DDR seems a bit unweildy in terms of getting the output into an EXEC/PIPE for processing. My current code caters for most situations but I would like to build a comprehensive solution. Thanks in advance, Colin Allinson Amadeus Data Processing
