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Need tips on tweaking search results
by Hartman, David W. - GBTS Library 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Nicole, Is there any way to modify OPAC search results? When my patrons search the OPAC using keywords, I would like for "hits" to rank higher if they appear in the title .. I am getting good hits but they don't always seem to be ranked right .. make sense? David

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Error @ login time on the Koha front end (OPAC)
by Stefano Barale 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hi everybody on the list, I am struggling since a few days now with an error that pops up at login time on the frontend (OPAC): Software error: Date::Calc::Add_Delta_Days(): not a valid date at /usr/share/koha/opac/cgi-bin/opac/opac-user.pl line 124. For help, please send mail to the webmaster (s.barale(a)erentil.net <mailto:s.barale@erentil.net>), giving this error message and the time and date of the error. Server: 213.254.14.219 (port 80 front end, port 8080 back-end) Operating System: Ubuntu 11.04 Natty Narwal Koha Installation: from packages Koha-common version: 3.7-1~git+20120213132530.685e073e The error is NOT there on Operating System: Ubuntu 10.10 Maverick Meerkat Koha installation: from packages Koha-common version: 3.9-1~git+20120524174206.f9352e89 I tried to find out a solution with google, but today I am unlucky (very very few resources on Koha out there). Any hint will come as a blessing! Best, Stefano * * * * * Stefano Barale*/Owner//, Erentil.net/ Tel: +39 3495657814| Mobile: same s.barale(a)erentil.net Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/KM4Learn> LinkedIn <http://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanobarale> Twitter <http://twitter.com/KM4Learn> Latest tweet: I liked a @YouTube video http://t.co/rOriifwU Depoimento de Gilberto Gil para #Manuela65 Follow @KM4Learn <http://twitter.com/KM4Learn>Reply <http://twitter.com/?status=@KM4Learn%20&in_reply_to_status_id=2443137030617…>Retweet <http://twitter.com/?status=RT%20%40KM4Learn%3A%20I%20liked%20a%20%40YouTube…> 07:58 Sep-08 <http://twitter.com/KM4Learn/statuses/244313703061786624> Get a signature like this. <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=20&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…> CLICK HERE. <http://r1.wisestamp.com/r/landing?promo=20&dest=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wisestamp.…>

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Software Error
by Dennis Njuguna 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

Hi All I am getting the following error when searching for materials: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Software error: Can't call method "data" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Search.pm line 1494. For help, please send mail to the webmaster (webmaster@koha), giving this error message and the time and date of the error. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- what could be the issue? -- Dennis K. Njuguna

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Re: [Koha] Language confusion on the Circ & Fine Rules
by Steve Campbell 14 Sep '12

14 Sep '12

> >> Default checkout, hold and return policy for all libraries >> gets changed to >> Default checkout, hold and return policy >> I would move this table to the top of the page and somehow require some >> value in the "allowed" box. > > I'm confused by this one. Is this required? I don't have it filled in > in my test system and it doesn't block me from circulation or holds. > > -- Owen > > -- > Web Developer > Athens County Public Libraries > http://www.myacpl.org Hi, Owen, I can totally relate to your confusion. In coming up with my suggestions, I made some assumptions about how the whole mechanism works. I could be wrong. The only way to be sure is to read the code, and I'm not up to that. In general I think systems should set defaults first and subsequently set specific parameters. The "Default checkout, hold and return policy" box is setting defaults for at least some of the parameters. That's why I suggested moving it to the top of the page. As for requiring a default setting, the last thing a system should allow is a situation where there is no specific setting and no default for a parameter. It looked to me like this would be possible if the "Total current checkouts allowed" value was not filled in in this box. Maybe there's a safety net in the mechanism that I missed. Steve Campbell Trustee, Converse Free Library Lyme, New Hampshire

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Koha OPAC Customizations
by J Powell 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Can someone point me or share with us a good guide of how to modify some of the html pages within the OPAC to replace the logs, and some other text presentation elements? I'm hoping that the frame work is contained in a number of HTML template shells and CSS files. That would make modifications much easier Thanks

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Request for paid support listing
by clint.deckard 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Fellow community members, I respectfully request to be listed on the Koha-community website as a paid support supplier. Company Name: Anact Open Source Solutions Contact Person: Clint Deckard Contact email: clint.deckard(a)anact.co.nz Website: www.anact.co.nz Telephone: 021 2075004 Address: Ashley Clinton, CHB, New Zealand Short description of your services: Installation, data migration, training and support for Koha particularly, but not only, for schools. Yours sincerely, Clint Deckard. -- Clint Deckard 136 Tukituki Road Ashley Clinton RD1 Takapau Central Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. 021 2075004 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Recall: My Koha search is still down. Is there a way to get rid of meesages that say "no results found" on left?
by Hartman, David W. - GBTS Library 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hartman, David W. - GBTS Library would like to recall the message, "My Koha search is still down. Is there a way to get rid of meesages that say "no results found" on left? ".

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Re: [Koha] Koha error
by Tom Obrien 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

Hi all, I am trying to install koha-3.0.8.4 on debian but when i ran: "perl Makefile.PL" I get the following error: * unable to locate Koha configuration file koha-conf.xml at /root/koha-3.08.04/C4/Context.pm line 360.* Can somebody help me understand the cause of this error and how i can solve it. Will be grateful. Regards, Tom

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Language confusion on the Circ & Fine Rules
by Nicole Engard 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

I recently emailed our partner libraries to ask for some help on http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=8366 which asked for some language suggestions and I got this reply from Steve that I thought I should share with you all - I didn't feel that it fit just with the bug report, because it's a bigger issue that he's talking about and I didn't want his comments to get lost. So, here's what Steve (a librarian using Koha) has to say on the topic of the language on the circulation and fine rules: ---------------------------- Hi, Nicole, Whew! What a can o' worms. The underlying mechanism at the "Home > Administration > Circulation and fines rules" page is very powerful and flexible. The flip side is that it is very complicated. I think you have to look at the whole function: the settings (page) for "all libraries" and the settings (pages) for individual libraries. I hate to say it, but I'm not sure the difficulty described in these tickets can be fully resolved by a change in wording. I think the pages themselves - "all libraries" and individual libraries - may need to be revised. Here is a cut at how it might be done. (I know this is not what you are asking for. I apologize for that. But maybe you can get some language changes from this for now, and later someone can look at revising the pages.) When you change the "Select a library" drop-down menu, you are changing the whole page - a whole set of tables. The set that shows up on the page currently called "All libraries" sets defaults. I would change the phrase in the selection drop-down from "All libraries" to "Defaults." Then I would change the titles of the tables on this "Defaults" page as follows: Defining circulation and file rules for all libraries gets changed to Default circulation and fine rules Default checkout, hold and return policy for all libraries gets changed to Default checkout, hold and return policy I would move this table to the top of the page and somehow require some value in the "allowed" box. Checkout limit by patron category for all libraries gets changed to Default checkout limit by patron category Holds policy by item type for all libraries becomes Default holds policy by item type Then on the pages for when you select a specific library, I would change the tables as follows: Defining circulation and file rules for "Your Library" does not change except to remove the quotation marks, which are not used elsewhere. Default checkout, hold and return policy for Your Library does not change. Checkout limit by patron category for Your Library does not change. Holds policy by item type for Your Library does not change. Along with these changes, I would add plenty of explanatory text. The rule order text at the top of the page is a very good start. But more explanation is better. And don't forget to update the help screen and the manual, too. Steve Campbell Converse Free Library Lyme, New Hampshire

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MARC Records to KOHA
by Dennis Njuguna 13 Sep '12

13 Sep '12

hi all, I am trying to import to koha, i have checked and matched the fields but once i get to the 'staged' so that I can import the file uploaded its foever staying at the 0% and not importing what could be the problem? I have further tried to create a framework in koha, to have the fields match the fields at the marc file but its not working. -- Dennis K. Njuguna

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