So in D3, are file numbers useful for anything?

I ask because in reading the documentation on SEL-RESTORE, it says the
number following filename is a file number (the sequence number
assigned when the file was created).

Other than knowing when the file was created, what good is having the
file number known?


Thanks,
Danny

ddspell-m3 wrote:
No use whatsoever. It's just a sequence number on the tape or pseudo-floppy.

Though to be absolutely correct, you /can/ use the file number in
SEL-RESTORE with the 'N' option, in place of the file and account names,
but I don't know why you would want to.

Luke

ddspell-m3 wrote:
for the number of the file to restore. This option
is particularly useful for restoring from a
multi-reel backup media, so that the restore can
begin from the reel where the file resides (or
begins). ..."

In a situation where you want to SEL-RESTORE items from a few different
files I've tried to use the file number option to avoid T-REW between
each SEL-RESTORE. Havent had any luck with that though. Not a biggie
for me as the save is a psuedo-floppy file & it takes no time at all to
do the rewind and only a little time to search throught the accounts &
files I dont want. Be nice if I could use the N option for multiple
files in an account. When you have to restore data theres usually
several files involved.

Jeremy Thomson

"Luke Webber" <luke (AT) webber (DOT) com.au> wrote
MDS file when upgrading to a new release of D3/linux. MDS is what, file # 2...?
Of course not all corporations use alias account names, and of course if you've
thought ahead then you'd have a spare copy of these in some other file on the tape.

Also, it's important if you do transaction logging, hot backup or
incremental filesaves.

Mark Brown

"Frank Winans" <fwinans (AT) sbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote