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Re: [Koha] Koha Digest, Vol 84, Issue 38
by Sunita Barve 21 Oct '12

21 Oct '12

Dear Vimal, I just have gone through your thread of koha livecd. We have been working hard on getting latest koha livecd but koha versions above 3.8 all give following error while searching OPAC. I had posted this query on IRC but had not got any answer. After all the attempts of trial we could bring live CD with 3.6.9 on lubuntu 12.04. We have just finished compiling the one with lUbuntu, DSpace 1.8.2, Koha 3.6.9 & Drupal 7.15. We have used uck for compiling the liveCD. We will soon be uploading on sourceforge. I am giving herewith the error in koha-zebraqueue-output.log. This has been already posted earlier but had not found any answer and because of which we could not announce livecd. Finally we decided to use 3.6 version. If anyone has any fix available for this error pl. let us know and we can try compiling koha with 3.8.5. DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Table 'koha.zebraqueue' does not exist at /home/koha/bin/zebraqueue_daemon.pl line 124. DBD::mysql::st fetchrow_hashref failed: fetch() without execute() at /home/koha/bin/zebraqueue_daemon.pl line 125. The above lines get repeated. If anyone has any answer to it we will try to incorporate that change and create livecd with latest version of koha. reg Sunita Barve > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:22:38 +0530 > From: "Vimal Kumar V." <vimal0212(a)gmail.com> > To: Koha-List <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Some thoughts about an ?official? Koha LiveCD > Message-ID: > <CAEaJrwX5WFDptWVq_Hi3Kq2r=rCx7J-9P4ov4gmDagkKf=kT= > g(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Dear Friends, > > I posted the same in Koha-devel list. > Thank you for your suggestions on Live CD/DVD. > > I started to work for Live CD/DVD. > In my experience Remastersys is the right tool to make Live CD/DVD. > It has provision to make ISO in backup mode. > So we can include user account and related files too. > > Remastersys with Ubuntu 12.04 is successful. > Both live mode and installer are working well. > I started with Ubuntu 12.04 ISO image. > One problem with size of the CD/DVD. I removed many heavy applications like > Libreoffice etc. > Even though it size about 800 MB. > > > I strictly followed the instructions from following link to install Koha, > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_ubuntu_-_packages > I found that Z39.50 does not download records. > When try to search records from z39.50 servers, it says Try another search. > Anybody noticed this problem with 3.8.5? > We have to solve this problem. > > Koha CD/DVD should be easy to use. > We have to think about Koha newbies in mind when making CD/DVD. > > I am preparing for a family tour and I return only on October 24. > So I am little bit hurry and have to started to prepare bag packs. > I would like to put forward more ideas from your side to improve the live > CD. > > Regards > > > -- > Vimal Kumar V. > Mahatma Gandhi University Library > Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 > Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org > Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" > -Patrick White > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 13:29:27 +0200 > From: aszomor(a)szomor.hu > To: "Vimal Kumar V." <vimal0212(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Koha-List <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> > Subject: Re: [Koha] Some thoughts about an >>official<< Koha LiveCD > Message-ID: <20121020132927.77405dm2vemye1w7(a)webmail.dravanet.hu> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-2; DelSp="Yes"; > format="flowed" > > Dear Vimal, > > > I found that Z39.50 does not download records. > > When try to search records from z39.50 servers, it says Try another > search. > It is a suddenly idea did you set up the Zebra cron job ? > http://manual.koha-community.org/3.8/en/cronjobsch.html > > Best Regards, > Attila. > > > Id?zet ("Vimal Kumar V." <vimal0212(a)gmail.com>): > > > Dear Friends, > > > > I posted the same in Koha-devel list. > > Thank you for your suggestions on Live CD/DVD. > > > > I started to work for Live CD/DVD. > > In my experience Remastersys is the right tool to make Live CD/DVD. > > It has provision to make ISO in backup mode. > > So we can include user account and related files too. > > > > Remastersys with Ubuntu 12.04 is successful. > > Both live mode and installer are working well. > > I started with Ubuntu 12.04 ISO image. > > One problem with size of the CD/DVD. I removed many heavy applications > like > > Libreoffice etc. > > Even though it size about 800 MB. > > > > > > I strictly followed the instructions from following link to install Koha, > > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_on_ubuntu_-_packages > > I found that Z39.50 does not download records. > > When try to search records from z39.50 servers, it says Try another > search. > > Anybody noticed this problem with 3.8.5? > > We have to solve this problem. > > > > Koha CD/DVD should be easy to use. > > We have to think about Koha newbies in mind when making CD/DVD. > > > > I am preparing for a family tour and I return only on October 24. > > So I am little bit hurry and have to started to prepare bag packs. > > I would like to put forward more ideas from your side to improve the live > > CD. > > > > Regards > > > > > > -- > > Vimal Kumar V. > > Mahatma Gandhi University Library > > Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 > > Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org > > Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" > > -Patrick White > > _______________________________________________ > > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:52:32 -0700 (PDT) > From: zalabany <mh_zalabany(a)hotmail.com> > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: [Koha] need help in report using XML > Message-ID: <1350744752273-5730388.post(a)n5.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > i need to make report including the main data of the books > and i have data in 880 field i want to include this field in the report > the report > note(880 is vernacular field that i put the title and author and publisher > and statement with Arabic ) > SELECT > ExtractValue(( > SELECT marcxml > FROM biblioitems > WHERE biblionumber > = '520'), > '//datafield[@tag="880"]/subfield[@code>="a"]') AS AR > > then i make the next report to premit to user to add the number of biblio > number > SELECT > ExtractValue(( > SELECT marcxml > FROM biblioitems > WHERE biblionumber > = <<>>), > '//datafield[@tag="880"]/subfield[@code>="a"]') AS AR > > i have tow problem now > i want to run this report to display range from biblionumber to another one > i try to use between but it doesn't work > this was the statement > > WHERE biblionumber BETWEEN <<>> AND <<>>), > WHERE biblionumber BETWEEN 100 AND 150), > > and there is no result > > the second problem > > i need to make bibliographic report with the field 100 245 250 260 and > 880 > fields > how to insert 880 field in to the same record > > thanks > > > > -- > View this message in context: > http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/need-help-in-report-using-XML-tp5730388.h… > Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 10:07:57 +1300 > From: David Nind <david.nind(a)gmail.com> > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: Re: [Koha] need help in report using XML > Message-ID: > < > CAK5OMPdSqRQZzn-o0NaH+DWhi0DsNhgCL-QvnEA0gSdPpMeFtQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi. > > I don't have any reports experience with Koha (yet), so can't help with > your specific questions. > > You may wish to check out the reports library to see if there is anything > similar to what you require: > http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/SQL_Reports_Library > > > David Nind | david.nind(a)gmail.com > PO Box 12367, Thorndon, Wellington, New Zealand 6144 > h. +64 4 9720 600 | m. +64 21 0537 847 | w. +64 4 8906 098 > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 15:32:12 -0700 (PDT) > From: anjoze <joseanjos(a)gmail.com> > To: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > Subject: Re: [Koha] Restriction on renewal of items on expiration of > patrons account > Message-ID: <1350772332728-5730391.post(a)n5.nabble.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > I've never tried but maybe the option ReturnBeforeExpiry in System > Preferences. > > > > ----- > Koha version: 3.08.04 > - - > Jos? Anjos > -- > View this message in context: > http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/Restriction-on-renewal-of-items-on-expira… > Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list > Koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > > > End of Koha Digest, Vol 84, Issue 38 > ************************************ > -- Sunita Barve, Ph. D. Senior Technical Officer National Chemical Laboratory Dr, Homi Bhaba Road Pune 411008, INDIA Phone : Residence : 91-020- 24470022 Mobile: 9922753827 ; 7588229335 Email :sunitabarve@gmail.com

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indexing new field 880 in zebra and make it searchable
by zalabany 21 Oct '12

21 Oct '12

hi all please i have a project and i use 880 field to write the vernacular title, author and publisher in Arabic how to make this field searchable i didn't found any thing tell me how to index new field my reference was http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Understanding_Zebra_indexing thanks -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/indexing-new-field-880-in-zebra-and-make-… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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need help in report using XML
by zalabany 21 Oct '12

21 Oct '12

i need to make report including the main data of the books and i have data in 880 field i want to include this field in the report the report note(880 is vernacular field that i put the title and author and publisher and statement with Arabic ) SELECT ExtractValue(( SELECT marcxml FROM biblioitems WHERE biblionumber = '520'), '//datafield[@tag="880"]/subfield[@code>="a"]') AS AR then i make the next report to premit to user to add the number of biblio number SELECT ExtractValue(( SELECT marcxml FROM biblioitems WHERE biblionumber = <<>>), '//datafield[@tag="880"]/subfield[@code>="a"]') AS AR i have tow problem now i want to run this report to display range from biblionumber to another one i try to use between but it doesn't work this was the statement WHERE biblionumber BETWEEN <<>> AND <<>>), WHERE biblionumber BETWEEN 100 AND 150), and there is no result the second problem i need to make bibliographic report with the field 100 245 250 260 and 880 fields how to insert 880 field in to the same record thanks -- View this message in context: http://koha.1045719.n5.nabble.com/need-help-in-report-using-XML-tp5730388.h… Sent from the Koha-general mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

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Restriction on renewal of items on expiration of patrons account
by Akin Adigun (Akinomatics) 20 Oct '12

20 Oct '12

Hello everyone, How can i set koha to disable the patrons with expired account from renewing any library material in such an account, I noticed that is making the fine.pl to double charge on items. I am using koha 3.04? installed on ubuntu 10.0 thanks

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Some thoughts about an »official« Koha LiveCD
by Mirko 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Hello everyone, as of the last IRC meeting, we have a LiveCD manager and that leads us one step into the direction of an »official«, maintained Koha LiveCD as opposed to various more or less outdated disks that are to be found scattered across the interwebs. I was wondering if we should start to gather some ideas of what we would agree on to be deserving the label »official Koha LiveCD« -- or if we would not want that label at all. Some things that came to minds (to my own and those of others in discussions about it) are - being up-to-date One of the problems now is that a lot of the available liveCDs are very outdated, thus carrying bugs and security risks. LiveCDs are old as soon as they get out by default. It would be important to have the latest stable version ready. I don't know if it is realistic to expect a fresh disk each month (or even two, for stable and oldstable)?! Would there be less stressful release cycles imaginable for this kind of release? - promoting liveCDs for testing, not for production LiveCDs are very common in GNU/Linux land and a nice way to try things without having to go through a more or less complicated installation routine and maybe breaking what you had running before. But I think once you tested and decided to use the system, you should go for a real installation and I'd like to see that promoted to avoid having people run outdated versions forever. There is even the idea of an expiration date for LiveCDs to decrease the number of outdated, insecure Koha systems. - promoting package installation Having the choice to install directly from the live medium after testing would be desirable. The best/ easiest/ recommended way of installation is an installation with Debian packages. I hope to see the inclusion of this way of installation as a goal of the development of an »official« disk. - bug tracking/ transparency Koha development happens mostly in the open and can be observed on bugzilla and git. It would be nice to see a »LiveCD« section on bugzilla that is assigned to the LiveCD Manager to be able to give feedback on bugs specific to this form of release, discuss development and also have some people test new releases of the disk before release. There is probably a lot more I forgot but I thought it might be useful to start a discussion about it. What are your thoughts on the points given here, what other things do you consider important? I'd be particularly interested in Vimal's views of course, but also like to see participation by everybody else. I send this email to both lists but I would propose to discuss on [koha-devel]. Vimal, are you subscribed to the developer list[1]? That would be a good thing to do if you have not done so already. -- Mirko [1] http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel

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Changing the default tab in results page
by Haik Zargaryan 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Dear friends, When we search for a record in OPAC, koha by default displays the *Holdings* tab. Can I modify things in a way that instead of Holdings *Title notes* tab is displayed by default. I looked in "Global System Preferences" but was unable to find something. Any ideas? Thank you in advance, Haik.

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is it possible item batch modification?
by Dagne Woldie, MS/HS Library Assistant 19 Oct '12

19 Oct '12

Hello all i tried to edit the lost, missing and lost and paid status bulk item by batch modification. this option is not show up, could u pls help. i am using koha 3.8.4. Thank you

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Path to upgrade from 3.2 installed with deb packages to 3.8
by Brad Gabbert 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Hi all, We have a production machine that we installed on ubuntu 10.10 quite a while ago using debian packages. We got it working good enough for our purposes at the time and just let it be (because of no time to work on it more). Now we have a volunteer computer engineer helping us for several weeks and he has updated the OS to Ubuntu 12.04 and we are working on the next step of upgrading Koha to the latest 3.8 version. We have made several attempts and haven't been able to figure out how to get it done and keep rolling back. One of the main issues we have is that the original machine was installed using the koha package (not Koha-common). But the recommendation is to use Koha-common on the newer versions. So we need to know how to get apache set up for multiple virtual sites and OPAC and Intraet. Any recommendation on the proper upgrade path to do this would be helpful. We have already tried just building anew machine and importing a SQL dump, but while all the data showed up, there were numerous errors with schema structure. Any recommendation on the proper upgrade path to do this would be helpful. Thanks, Brad Gabbert IT Director International School of Wuxi

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definition of "default" patron privacy
by Steve Campbell 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Folks, In Koha 3.8 a patron has a "my privacy" tab. On that page the patron can set their reading list privacy policy to one of three values. One possible value is "Default." The explanation says "the library will keep your reading history for the duration permitted by local laws." Where is this value defined? I cannot find any system preference where "local laws" are defined. Steve Campbell Converse Free Library Lyme, New Hampshire US

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Report: List of books between range of accession numbers
by Vimal Kumar V. 18 Oct '12

18 Oct '12

Dear Friends, How can we create a book list between range of accession numbers (100-200). It should list books with accession number between 100 to 200. Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com http://kohageek.blogspot.in --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White

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