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The Send Action Code area specifies the function executed by this command.
Of the functions shown in the following table, only 5h (Translate - search
primary tags - ignore sequence numbers) is supported by the autoloader.
Table 8.20.2 : Send volume tag action codes
The Translate Operation requests a search for Elements having Volume Tag
information matching the template specified by the autoloader with this
command. The search results are returned by the REQUEST VOLUME
ELEMENT ADDRESS command.
The Element Address area specifies the first Element in the search.
The Volume Tag information of the search is defined as follows.
Table 8.20.3 : Send volume tag parameters format
The Volume Identification Template Field specifies the search template of the
Translate function.
The search template in this field may include the '*' and '?' (2Ah and 3Fh)
wildcards. An asterisk matches any sequence of characters and the remainder of
the template is ignored. A question mark matches a single character.
The unnecessary information in the Volume identification template area is
replaced by zeros.
Code
Description
0h
Translate - search all defined volume tags
1h
Translate - search only primary volume tags
2h
Translate - search only alternate volume tags
3h
Reserved
4h
Translate - search all defined tags - ignore sequence numbers
5h
Translate - search primary tags - ignore sequence numbers
6h
Translate - search alternate tags - ignore sequence numbers
7h
Reserved
8h
Assert - as the primary volume tag - if tag now undefined
9h
Assert - as the alternate volume tag - if tag now undefined
Ah
Replace - the primary volume tag - current tag ignored
Bh
Replace - the alternate volume tag - current tag ignored
Ch
Undefined - the primary volume tag - current tag ignored
Dh
Undefined - the alternate volume tag - current tag ignored
Eh - 1Bh
Reserved
1Ch - 1Fh
Vendor-specific
Bit
Byte
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
0
Volume identification template field
31
32
Reserved
39
(LSB)
