>>>Hi Jerry,
>>>
>>>You can have look at XDIR tool here in downloads.
>>>There is xcopy() function there implemented in pure fox,
>>>which can be used to backup your data anywhere you specify. (Except tape)
>>
>>Why except tape?
>>
>>Thanks.
>
>Hi Naomi,
>
>Tapes are sequential devices. They cannot be simply mapped as drives
>and written with regular copy commands. (At least ones we use here)
>In order to backup on tape you need to use some tape writing tool like
>MS Backup or NT backup or respective proprietory softwares.

Actually there are a few companies who make drivers for their tape streamers which make their tape appear as a local drive. But these drivers are a real PITA, you have to be very careful if you have it installed on your local computer. If you install a new tape with data on it, your computer will busy reading the tape for several minutes.....! I installed such a driver on my computer a few years ago, and I removed it a few minutes later.