The TAPE modifier may be used with commands such as LIST and SORT to retrieve and list data from backup media. Generating reports with this modifier differs from using the T-LOAD command in that TAPE does not copy file items to hard disk drive. The TAPE modifier merely specifies that the currently attached backup medium should be accessed and that the data on this backup medium should be used to produce the report.
This query generates a report from the CUSTOMERS file as it is stored on backup media:
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>LIST CUSTOMERS LAST-NAME FIRST-NAME STREET CITY STATE ZIP TAPE |
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