Craig,
You should also check your maxscratch value.
Q stg f=d
Mary Vraspir
West Teleservices
Omaha, NE

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   Craig Winters [SMTP:CWinters AT OTPCO DOT COM]
        Sent:   Monday, May 17, 1999 1:43 PM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Doesn't delete a volume return it to scratch?

        I thought when you delete an empty volume that it goes to scratch
area.  I
        have done this with a couple of volumes because they were not set to
        automatically to go to scratch when empty.  The reason I question
this is
        because when the db backup command is set to run it fails because it
claims
        there is no scratch volume available.  Does this have to do with any
        retention setting?  We are running an A01 3466 with a 3575 library
with
        version 3.1.2.20.


        Craig Winters, System Programmer
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        Otter Tail Power Company
        PO Box 496
        Fergus Falls, MN 56538-0496

        Phone: 218-739-8288
        Fax:      218-739-8632
        E-mail: cwinters AT otpco DOT com
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