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Hi Darko<br />
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Thanks for your reply. &nbsp;The byVal did it ! <br />
Now I can read from my Exabyte ( TAPE0 ) <br />
I have been staring at this thing for 2 days ....<br />
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Case closed - the points are yours. <br />
Thanks again<br />
<br />
aJeff
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Hi Darko

Thanks for your reply.  The byVal did it !
Now I can read from my Exabyte ( TAPE0 )
I have been staring at this thing for 2 days ....

Case closed - the points are yours.
Thanks again

aJeff

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You're welcome!<br />
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Darko
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I can gain access to a tape drive with createfile - then can load, unload, position tape, rewind - all work fine - everything except Read. I have tried both BackUpRead and ReadFile with no success - also tried the standard example by Ethan from this forum - same problem.<br />
( I can read the tape via ASPI- but its way too slow )<br />
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Does anyone have ideas ?<br />
<br />
Thanks<br />
<br />
ps OS is Win 2K SP5, language is VB6<br />

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I can gain access to a tape drive with createfile - then can load, unload, position tape, rewind - all work fine - everything except Read. I have tried both BackUpRead and ReadFile with no success - also tried the standard example by Ethan from this forum - same problem.
( I can read the tape via ASPI- but its way too slow )

Does anyone have ideas ?

Thanks

ps OS is Win 2K SP5, language is VB6


Tape drive access with Createfile

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