Don't use the Search=bulk when you specify the volume name try this:

adsm> checkin libv stk9730 search=bulk status=scratch
checklabel=barcode
__________________________________________________
Cris Robinson
Sr. Technical Analyst
Enterprise Storage Management / ADSM
Liberty Mutual Insurance
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
603.431.8400.54837
mailto:cris.robinson AT libertymutual DOT com

        -----Original Message-----
        From:   William Dias [SMTP:wdias AT US.BNSMC DOT COM]
        Sent:   Tuesday, September 14, 1999 10:31 AM
        To:     ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
        Subject:        Rhode Island Hotel

        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