T-READ Command

The T-READ command reads a tape record from tape, then displays its contents on the screen or sends the contents to the printer. This command does not restore the record to disk drive. T-READ lets you look at the contents of a tape, either generally or to locate a specific file.

Format

T-READ [(options)]

Parameter(s)

options

Can be any of the following:

n

Number of records to read and display. If you do not specify n, records are read and displayed until an end-of-file mark is reached.

n-m

Specifies a range of records.

A

Converts from EBCDIC to ASCII, then displays alphanumeric segments.

P

Sends the display to the printer.

S

Prevents the tape cartridge from rewinding to the tape label. This option can be used only on a 1/4-inch tape drive.

X

Displays tape contents in hexadecimal format as well as in character format.

Description

On 1/4-inch tape drives, the first element T-READ displays is the tape label. If the tape is not positioned at the label, T-READ rewinds the cartridge to the label before it reads the tape. Use the S option to read the tape without first rewinding to the tape label.

A T-READ Display in Character Form

>T-READ (1)

 

L 4200  15:33:14   dd mmm yyyy  DATA SYSPROG FILE-SAVE Y Y    ~01

 

RECORD = 1

 

   1 _D^1^2^0025SYSPROG^D^3227^7^^^^^SYS3^LQU^10^_D^2^3

 51 ^001DNEWAC^D^3234^1^^^^^^L^10^_D^3^4^001DNEWAC^D^3

101 235^3^^^^^^L^10^_I4^CA3^002DBLOCK-CONVERT^Q^BLOCK-

151 CONVERT^^^^^^^L^10^_I4^CA3^000FRTD^P^20A0^_I4^CA3^

201 000CDATA^CZ^_I4^CA3^000FDTR^P^10A0^_I4^CA3^0019*A1

251 0^A^10^^^^^^^L^10^_I4^CA3^0011MULD^PM^40A0^_I4^CA3

301 ^0014T-LOAD^PT^35^73^_I4^CA3^0016SAMPLE^PB^35^2245

351 ^_I4^CA3^0015BASIC^P^2^BE^^UP^_I4^CA3^000AEQ^CC^_I

401 4^CA3^0015GET-LIST^PL^1064^_I4^CA3^000CEACH^C3^_I4

451 ^CA3^001FDELETE^PQ^(PROCLIB DELETE)^_I4^CA3^0016CA

501 TALOG^P^2^E0^^N^_I4^CA3^001ASSELECT^PB^35^4E^3076^

551 _I4^CA3^00189^A^09^TYP^^^^^^L^2^_I4^CA3^000ANE^CD^

601 _I4^CA3^0022D/CODE1^A^1^CODE^^^^^T1,1^L^4^_I4^CA3^

651 0017T-FWD^PI^6033^9023^_I4^CA3^000EOFF^PZ^32^_I4^C

701 A3^0015COUNT^PB^35^1069^_I4^CA3^0011TERM^PZ^607A^_

751 I4^CA3^000DUSING^CG^_I4^CA3^0023EXCHANGE^PQ^(PROCL

801 IB EXCHANGE)^_I4^CA3^0025LISTVERBS^PQ^(PROCLIB LIS

851 TVERBS)^_I4^CA3^0018REPT^PA^1257^4D^254^_I4^CA3^00

901 1ESIZE^A^9999^^^^^^MR0^R^10^_I4^CA3^0015SP-STATUS^

951 P^50A6^_I4^CA3^0011TIME^PZ^3033^_I4^CA3^0019*A13^A

A T-READ Display in Hexadecimal Form

>T-READ (X)

 

L 4200   15:33:10   dd mmm yyyy  DATA FILE-SAVE Y Y                 ~01

 

RECORD = 1

 

0000  FF44FE30 FE31FE30 30323653 59535445      0 :_D^0^1^0026SYSTE:

0010  4DFE44FE 33323030 FE3237FE FEFEFE42    16 :M^D^3200^27^^^^B:

0020  39464335 394436FE FE4CFE31 35FF5843     32 :9FC59D6^^L^15_XC:

0030  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020     48 :                :

0040  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020     64 :                :

0050  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020     80 :                :

0060  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020     96 :                :

0070  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    112 :                :

0080  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    128 :                :

0090  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    144 :                :

00A0  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    160 :                :

00B0  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    176 :                :

00C0  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    192 :                :

00D0  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    208 :                :

00E0  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    224 :                :

00F0  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    240 :                :

0100  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    256 :                :

0110  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    272 :                :

0120  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    288 :                :

0130  20202020 20202020 20202020 20202020    304 :                :