Don't specify the volume name with search=bulk
try the same command without the volume name.

On Tuesday, September 14, 1999 7:31 AM, William Dias [SMTP:wdias AT US.BNSMC 
DOT COM]
wrote:
> Unlike the Hotel California, Hotel RI allows you to check-out, but you
> never check back-in!
>
> Help!  Our ADSM expert is on vacation so as the AIX administrator I said
> "I can do that"!    This is week two and my pool of scratch tapes runith
> empty.  When I try to return tapes this is what I get:
>
> adsm> checkin libv stk9730 000139 search=bulk status=scratch
> checklabel=barcode
> ANR2020E CHECKIN LIBVOLUME: Invalid parameter - SEARCH.
> ANS8001I Return code 3.
>
> What incantation must I enter to appease the evil Gods of syntax?
>
> Thanks
> Bill Dias
> Brown & Sharpe
> AIX Systems Administrator