TAPE_GET_POSITION

The TAPE_GET_POSITION structure describes the position of the tape.

typedef struct _TAPE_GET_POSITION { 
  DWORD Type; 
  DWORD Partition; 
  LARGE_INTEGER Offset; 
} TAPE_GET_POSITION, *PTAPE_GET_POSITION; 

Members

Type

Specifies the type of position. This member must be one of the following values.

Value	Description
TAPE_ABSOLUTE_POSITION	The position specified by the Offset member is an absolute number of blocks from the beginning of the partition specified by the Partition member.
TAPE_LOGICAL_POSITION	The position specified by the Offset member is relative to the current position in the partition specified by Partition.

Partition

Specifies the partition to position within. If this member is zero, the current partition is assumed.

Offset

Specifies the block address.

Requirements

  Windows NT/2000: Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later.
  Header: Declared in Winnt.h; include Windows.h.

See Also

Tape Backup Overview, Tape Backup Structures