Assuming this is UNIX & is run in batch, I get around this problem by
grep-ing the TSM responce for a known field within the output. For
example the 'DIX' in your volser.

In some cases I also display another column with a standardised entry
because the info I am actually looking for is not standardised in it's
format.

example

dsmadmc -id=TSMID -pass=TSMPASS select type, volume_name from volhistory
where (type like 'BACKUPF%' and (days(date_time) =
(days(current_date)))) | grep BACKUPFULL | cut -f2- -d' '





>>> Joe.Cascanette AT CUMIS DOT COM 03/19/02 04:18am >>>
Is there a switch to remove the header and footer from a DSMADMC
command?

All I want is the volume name.

Thanks

Joe Cascanette


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Tivoli Storage Manager
Command Line Administrative Interface - Version 4, Release 2, Level 0.0
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Session established with server QBSSTA02: Windows NT
  Server Version 4, Release 2, Level 1.12
  Server date/time: 03/18/2002 13:14:23  Last access: 03/18/2002
13:05:45

ANS8000I Server command: 'select volume_name from volhistory where
(type='BACKUPFULL' and (days(date_time) = (days(current_date))))'

VOLUME_NAME
------------------
DIX050
DIX050

ANS8002I Highest return code was 0.
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