Using TAPETEST to format in Pre-Batch

[Zim14]

I have a situation, due to the brilliant idea of tape pooling with UNIX and NT machines, where I need to automate a format prior to the backup job running. The TAPETEST utility prompts for a name before it formats. I saw a post back in 2000, but there was not a response. Does anyone know if this will work??

X:\arcserve\tapetest.exe -d1 -f <%computername%
OR
X:\arcserve\tapetest.exe -d1 -f <name.txt

 

[Zim14]

tapetest -d1 -f < names.txt WORKS!!!!!

In order to not have to make a names.txt for each system. A batch file with the following should work for you:

echo %computername% > names.txt
tapetest -d1 -f < names.txt