Automatic ontape

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

arxngos@gmail.com - 27 Jan 2005 15:09 GMT

Hi,

I have informix 9.40.TC4 on Windows 2000 and I would like to automate
the ontape. I have created a batch file as follows:

cd C:\Program Files\Informix

echo ol_ctseu11.cmd

ontape -s -L 0

When I run the batch file it returns the following:

Please mount tape 1 on E:\DBBackup\backup.txt and press Return to
continue ...

Then it waits until I press enter in order to continue. How can I
modify the script so that it starts the backup automatically without
displaying the follwing:

Please mount tape 1 on E:\DBBackup\backup.txt and press Return to
continue ...

Thanks,

Vasilis

Reply to this Message

Colin Bull - 27 Jan 2005 16:33 GMT

> I have informix 9.40.TC4 on Windows 2000 and I would like to
> automate the ontape. I have created a batch file as follows:
[quoted text clipped - 16 lines]
> Please mount tape 1 on E:\DBBackup\backup.txt and press
> Return to continue ...

echo '0\n\n' | ontape -s

Works for me. But beware, if your data spans more than one tape, it is
not this simple.

Colin Bull

_______________________________________________________________________
This email has been scanned for all known viruses by the MessageLabs Email
Security System.
_______________________________________________________________________

sending to informix-list

Reply to this Message