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Windows NT
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PrepareTape
The PrepareTape function prepares the tape to be accessed or removed.
DWORD PrepareTape(
HANDLE hDevice,
| // handle of open device
| DWORD dwOperation,
| // preparation method
| BOOL bImmediate
| // return after operation begins
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Parameters
hDevice
Identifies the device preparing the tape. This handle is created by using the CreateFile function.
dwOperation
Specifies how the tape device is to be prepared. This parameter can be one of
the following values:
Value
| Meaning
| TAPE_FORMAT
| Performs a low-level format of the tape. Currently, only the QIC117 device
supports this feature.
| TAPE_LOAD
| Loads the tape and moves the tape to the beginning.
| TAPE_LOCK
| Locks the tape ejection mechanism so that the tape is not ejected accidentally.
| TAPE_TENSION
| Adjusts the tension by moving the tape to the end of the tape and back to the
beginning. This option is not supported by all devices. This value is ignored
if it is not supported.
| TAPE_UNLOAD
| Moves the tape to the beginning for removal from the device. After a
successful unload operation, the device returns errors to applications that attempt to
access the tape, until the tape is loaded again.
| TAPE_UNLOCK
| Unlocks the tape ejection mechanism.
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bImmediate
Specifies whether to return as soon as the preparation begins. If this
parameter is TRUE, the function returns immediately. If it is FALSE, the function does
not return until the operation has been completed.
Return Values
If the function succeeds, the return value is NO_ERROR.
If the function fails, the return value is one of the following error codes:
Error
| Description
| ERROR_BEGINNING_OF_MEDIA
| An attempt to access data before the beginning-of-medium marker failed.
| ERROR_BUS_RESET
| A reset condition was detected on the bus.
| ERROR_END_OF_MEDIA
| The end-of-tape marker was reached during an operation.
| ERROR_FILEMARK_DETECTED
| A filemark was reached during an operation.
| ERROR_SETMARK_DETECTED
| A setmark was reached during an operation.
| ERROR_NO_DATA_DETECTED
| The end-of-data marker was reached during an operation.
| ERROR_PARTITION_FAILURE
| The tape could not be partitioned.
| ERROR_INVALID_BLOCK_LENGTH
| The block size is incorrect on a new tape in a multivolume partition.
| ERROR_DEVICE_NOT_PARTITIONED
| The partition information could not be found when a tape was being loaded.
| ERROR_MEDIA_CHANGED
| The tape that was in the drive has been replaced or removed.
| ERROR_NO_MEDIA_IN_DRIVE
| There is no media in the drive.
| ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED
| The tape driver does not support a requested function.
| ERROR_UNABLE_TO_LOCK_MEDIA
| An attempt to lock the ejection mechanism failed.
| ERROR_UNABLE_TO_UNLOAD_MEDIA
| An attempt to unload the tape failed.
| ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT
| The media is write protected.
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Remarks
Some tape devices do not support certain tape operations. See your tape device
documentation and use the GetTapeParameters function to determine your tape device's capabilities.
See Also
CreateFile, GetTapeParameters
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