IBM TS2340 User Guide - Page 428

Windows - Utility Program (ntutil) v Exit v Pause v Set v Symbols v System v Type Each type of statement is described in the following section. Command Device driver function is exercised by command entries in the input file. Command statements must be on a single line of the input file. The command and command text is case sensitive, but leading or embedded blanks are ignored. command command-text Comment This statement is used to execute a tape command and to test the command completion status for an expected result. Lines that start with a pound sign (#) or a space and blank lines are comments and are ignored. Supported Command Text Fields The command text specifies the tape operation to perform. The following sections describe the possible values for these fields. close: SYNTAX: close for example, close FUNCTION Tested: This command calls the device driver CloseHandle entry point and closes the tape device special file opened previously. The RC is always 1. device_info: SYNTAX: device_info for example, device_info FUNCTION Tested: This command calls the device driver GetTapeParameters entry point with an operation of GET_TAPE_DRIVE_INFORMATION. If the command is successful, the information returned is in a TAPE_GET_DRIVE_PARAMETERS structure, described in the Microsoft Software Development Kit (SDK). The information is formatted and printed. This includes information such as ECC, compression, default block size, and features. display_block (data): SYNTAX: display_block for example, display_block FUNCTION Tested: 410 IBM Tape Device Drivers Installation and User's Guide