TAPE_PREPARE  1K5ZLPN 

The TAPE_PREPARE structure describes how to prepare the tape.

typedef struct _TAPE_PREPARE {  // tp

    ULONG Operation;

} TAPE_PREPARE;

 

Members

Operation

Specifies how to prepare the tape. This member must be one of the following values:

Value

Description

TAPE_LOCK

Locks the tape ejection mechanism so that the tape is not ejected accidentally during a tape operation.

TAPE_TENSION

Moves to the end of the tape and rewinds to the beginning of the tape. This value is ignored if the tape device does not support tensioning.

TAPE_UNLOAD

Rewinds and unloads the tape.

TAPE_UNLOCK

Unlocks the tape ejection mechanism.