DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual

Using MEDIACOM
DSM/Tape Catalog Operator Interface (MEDIACOM) Manual—429828-010
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Tape File Names
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Numbers 0 through 9
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Group A special characters:
When you use Group A characters in a tape file name, the name does not have to
be enclosed by quotation marks in command syntax. However, be aware of two
special cases:
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Using a double quotation mark as the first or last character of a name
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Using an asterisk or question mark in any character position in a name
If a double quotation mark is the first or last character of a name, the entire name
must be enclosed in double quotation marks. Enter the double quotation mark that
is part of the name (found at the beginning or end of the name) as two double
quotation marks. For example, consider the name:
"1991_SUMMARY
To specify it in commands:
"""1991_SUMMARY"
When an asterisk or question mark is part of a tape file name in a command that
supports wild-card characters, you must precede each asterisk or question mark
with a circumflex. Doing so indicates that these characters are part of the name
rather than wild-card characters. For example, consider these names:
WEEKLY_*MAIN*_RUN
?TEMP_RUN?
To specify them in commands that allow wild-card characters:
WEEKLY_^*MAIN^*_RUN
^?TEMP_RUN^?
Do not precede an asterisk or question mark with a circumflex in commands that
do not support wild-card characters.
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Group B special characters:
! question mark > greater-than sign
‘ single quotation mark = equal sign
% percent sign ? question mark
* asterisk # pound sign
. period _ underscore
+ plus sign : colon
- minus sign / slash
< less-than sign “ double quotation mark