%SMers, From the command line interface, using a search string bounded by
quotation marks will allow you to input a search string with spaces:

example:

tsm: AFCOPS2>q actl begint=-48 search="119 mi nutes"

Date/Time                      Message
--------------------                
----------------------------------------------------------
07/01/01   14:03:07      ANR8765I 055: 3570 volume 074C18 in location datactr is
07/01/01   14:03:07      ANR8765I 055: 3570 volume 074C18 in location datactr is
                                          required for use in library 3575LIB1; 
CHECKIN LIBVOLUME
                                          required within 119 mi nutes.


The same command, from the command line produces an error using quotes to bound 
the search string.

example:

afcops2: /usr/local/bin # dsmadmc -id=<<<userid>>> -pass=<<<passwd>>> 
begint=-48 search="119 mi nutes"
Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Administrative Interface - Version 3, Release 7, Level 2.0
(C) Copyright IBM Corporation, 1990, 1999, All Rights Reserved.

Session established with server AFCOPS2: AIX-RS/6000
  Server Version 3, Release 7, Level 3.6
  Server date/time: 07/03/01   09:45:18  Last access: 07/03/01   09:33:02

ANS8000I Server command: 'begint=-48 search=119 mi nutes'
ANS8001I Return code 3.

ANS8002I Highest return code was 3.

Is there anything that I can do to introduce search strings with spaces into a 
command line "q actl". I removed the userid and
password from the command line example below for security purposes.

Thanks -

George Lesho
AFC Enterprises
Storage/System Admin