> -----Original Message----- > From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-boun...@classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Chuck > Guzis > Sent: 15 December 2015 06:21 > To: CCtalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> > Subject: IBM CMS dumpfile idiocy > > Just finished reading a 9 track tape made with IBM CMS in its dumpfile > format. > > Why on earth--or might I say, what idiot--designed this format? First the > file > data in a series of records, *then* the file name and other metadata. > > Anyone know of a DOS/Windows/Unix utility to unravel one of these things? > I don't feel too much like coding for a single tape. > > --Chuck
The files are in the same format as on disk. The system just copies them back to disk. What size are the blocks as I have a "C" utility that will read the older smaller block size files. You can always download Hercules and VM/370 .... Dave
