[Info-vax] Copying VMS SaveSet Under Windows

[glen herrmannsfeldt]

Michael Kraemer <M.Kraemer at gsi.de> wrote:
(snip)

> It didn't for us, maybe the cartridge made the difference.
> We called IBM support and they told us it wouldn't be possible.
> That was around 1991..1993.
> It seemed strange for me too, and in the end we took NL tapes.
> I even have some of those JCLs:
 
> //SYSUT2   DD  DISP=(NEW,PASS),
> //             DSN=xxxxxx,
> //*            LABEL=(1,AL),UNIT=T3480,VOL=SER=RAW322,
> //             LABEL=(1,NL),UNIT=T3480,VOL=SER=RAW322,
> //             DCB=(RECFM=FB,LRECL=8192,BLKSIZE=24576)

Last I remember, from 31 years ago, LABEL=(1,AL) required RECFM=D.

It took me a few tries to get it right, but it did work.

-- glen