Send Volume Tag (B6h)
Send Volume Tag (B6h) requests a VOLSER label template. The library uses the template to search for cartridges.
You can send a subsequent Request Volume Element Address (B5h) command to transfer the results of this search.
- Element Type Code
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0h = All Element Types
1h = Medium Transport Element (robot hand)
2h = Storage Element (cartridge cells)
3h = Import/Export Element (CAP cells)
4h = Data Transfer Element (drive)
- Starting Element Address
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Specifies the minimum element address. The library reports elements with an element address greater than or equal to the Starting Element Address.
- Send Action Code
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5h = The library supports the translate and search primary volume tag function.
- Parameter List Length
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00h = No data. The library does not consider this an error.
28h = A volume identification template
Send Volume Tag Parameter List
- Volume Identification Template
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This ASCII field specifies a volume identification search template. The first 00 hexadecimal terminates the volume identification search template. The remaining characters are set to 0.
Allowed characters are A through Z, digits 0 through 9, and special characters that include the dollar sign ($), the pound character (#), and the ASCII space character. The wild-card characters “*" and “?" (2Ah and 3Fh) also may be used.
- Minimum Volume Sequence Number (not supported)
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Ignore this field.
- Maximum Volume Sequence Number (not supported)
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Ignore this field.