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Re: [Networker] SV: [Networker] Q about automatically labeling tape based on barcode

2013-09-13 06:12:34
Subject: Re: [Networker] SV: [Networker] Q about automatically labeling tape based on barcode
From: Dag Nygren <dag AT newtech DOT fi>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:08:18 +0300
On Friday 13 September 2013 07:03:57 Tony Albers wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> AFAIK you can't choose to only label "some" tapes in the library when using 
> auto-labeling. If some of the barcodes are unreadable, you will run into 
> errors.
> 
> What you could do, is partition your library and then set one up with 
> auto-labeling and have the other one use all the old tapes using the old 
> standards.
> 
> You could of course also consider staging all savesets from all the old tapes 
> to new tapes with correct barcodes, but that might involve quite a lot of 
> work ;)

I wouldn't expect problems with the old tapes even if you turn on "Match 
barcodes". Not as
long as you don't try to relabel/recycle them. This as the setting is applied 
during the
labeling process.

But I could be wrong...


Best
Dag