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Excel to MARC - Marcedit 5.8
by SANDEEP BHAVSAR 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

Respected All I am trying to convert the data of 50000 books ( Marathi, Hindi, English), Marathi & Hindi data I have converted to Unicode through Suvidha software. I am using MarcEdit for converting the data from Excel to Marc but facing the following error system.data.oledb.oledbexception (0X80004005): Make sure that it does not include invalid characters I already have deleted the characters like , : ! - . Kindly guide -- Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9029 345777 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

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Re: [Koha] Spell-check/ Did you mean
by Paul 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

At 11:33 AM 6/22/2012 -0400, CV wrote: >We're still on version 3.4 & searching for "nature defecit" fails to >bring up the title "Last child in the woods : saving our children from >nature-deficit disorder" in both the staff & public catalog search. > >We have the QueryFuzzy preference enabled under Search preferences. > >Can anyone address whether this is expected behavior, or whether the >fuzzy search engine is improved in 3.8? A couple of points (using 3.6.1 in production, and an experimental 3.8.??? in my sand box) and after cataloguing your Richard Louv title, and using both staff and OPAC: Searching for "nature defecit" *with* the double quotes fails -- this I expect, as the quotes eliminate fuzziness. Searching for nature defecit (no quotes) works perfectly. Searching for "nature-deficit" (with quotes) fails; I am only semi-surprised as the logic of the - (minus sign) is to search for the phrase without the term after the minus. However +nature -deficit also finds that title alone and in my opinion should not (but my opinion is not definitive.) I also tested with a phrase a little more common to our catalogue: British Navy British Navy ==> 1636 results "British Navy" ==> no results (this I must look into, I am very surprised as it actually exists in the catalogue written with the quote marks on several occasions.) Britsh Navy and British Nevy both ==> 1634 results (have not yet found which two (if the same two?) are missing. But ... Britsh Nevy (double typo) finds 1637 ... weird. Best - Paul

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Re: [Koha] Rebuild-zebra stops working very often...
by Chris Cormack 25 Jun '12

25 Jun '12

* Sonia P. (sossolapro(a)hotmail.com) wrote: > > Hi there > > Here is what our technician said in relation to your message : > << If Zebra cannot connect to the database, Koha itself will not work. > The database connection error is unrelated to the Koha search > problem. > > The Zebra logs are located under /var/log/koha/library, I > have looked at the zebra-output.log file contained within > the directory, there is nothing in it and it hasn't been written to > since April 24. The zebra-error.log in the same directory > hasn't been written to since the computer was installed. >> > > So I don't know what to do... We are stuck. I can't restart zebra every two hours. Would reinstalling everything help? Wouldn't it take two weeks to set up and fix everything? > If you have any idea about what's going on... > Your technician is sort of right. Koha itself will not work if it can not connect to the database. Zebra itself never ever connects to the database. This is where the confusion is occuring I think we are talking past each other. There is a script, that is written in perl, that connects to the Koha database, exports a bunch of MARC as xml files, then passes those off to the zebraidx job for it to index them. None of this requires zebrasrv to be running (the actual zebras server process). zebrasrv itself never talks to Koha, or to mysql, it only looks at it's own index files. Now, the script to rebuild the indexes will fail if it can not connect to the database. This looks like what was happening with the error log you pasted before. So to be absolutely clear, it is the zebrasrv process that is dying? And it is not logging anywhere? Not even to syslog? You are running from the debian packages right? If zebrasrv is dying I would expect to see things like this $ sudo tail /var/log/koha/ashs/zebra-error.log.1 20120314 21:58:00 ashs-koha-zebra: client (pid 2441) exited with 1 status $ sudo tail /var/log/koha/ashs/zebra-output.log.1 21:58:00-14/03 [fatal] Element <xslt stylesheet="/usr/share/koha/intranet/htdocs/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/xslt/MARC21slim2DC.xsl"/>: could not locate stylesheet '/usr/share/koha/intranet/htdocs/intranet-tmpl/prog/en/xslt/MARC21slim2DC.xsl' in config /etc/koha/sites/ashs/koha-conf.xml Chris -- Chris Cormack Catalyst IT Ltd. +64 4 803 2238 PO Box 11-053, Manners St, Wellington 6142, New Zealand

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Mysqldump and Ubuntu
by clint.deckard 24 Jun '12

24 Jun '12

Kia ora, I have spent a good deal of time getting mysqldump to work for me, partly because I am not an expert. Finally, I found out that Ubuntu (I installed this instance from KohaLiveCD) requires the format mysqldump --user=myuser --password=mypassword koha>mysql_backup.sql this differs from the example in the wiki mysqldump -u myuser -p mypassword koha > mydatadump.sql I thought I'd add this knowledge to the wiki but then thought perhaps I should check on this list first in case I make a fool of myself (again). Comments anyone? Clint. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.

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Koha 3.6.6 released
by Jared Camins-Esakov 24 Jun '12

24 Jun '12

The Koha community is proud to release Koha version 3.6.6. This is a bugfix release, and contains a number of important fixes You can obtain Koha 3.6.6 from the http://download.koha-community.org site. Debian packages will be available from the http://debian.koha-community.org shortly also. Please read the release notes below for more information RELEASE NOTES FOR KOHA 3.6.6 24 Jun 2012 ======================================================================== Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS). Development is sponsored by libraries of varying types and sizes, volunteers, and support companies from around the world. The website for the Koha project is http://koha-community.org/ Koha 3.6.6 can be downloaded from: http://download.koha-community.org/koha-3.06.06.tar.gz Installation instructions can be found at: http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Installation_Documentation OR in the INSTALL files that come in the tarball Koha 3.6.6 is a bugfix/maintenance release. Highlights of 3.6.6 ====================== 7016 blocker CanBookBeReserved uses GetItemsInfo unnecessarily 7354 critical Can't edit local use system preferences 7528 critical amount subtracting 1 cent 7927 critical library not showing on subscription full history anymore 2012 major Add bilio crashes under no zebra 3969 major Budget Search Doesn't Work 5327 major Unit tests required for all C4 modules 6496 major authors appearing incorrectly in OPAC and Staff Client 6931 major hardcoded insert incompatible with UNIMARC Bugs fixed in 3.6.6 ====================== 2399 normal All status fields in the item edit interface offer two blank/null entries per dropdown instead of one 3337 normal RSS link is not correct 3413 normal repeatable tickbox not sticking 1st time round 7722 normal Insidious problem with searching 7820 normal Missing packages from install_misc/debian.packages 7833 normal unique holiday link broken 7845 normal Multiple 260s don't display properly in search results 7922 normal Fixing typos and improving translations in German sample data 8022 normal Permissions test doesn't check all languages 8025 normal Patron attribute not selected if value is zero 1577 enhancement installer and language 7213 enhancement Document /svc/ HTTP API and provide example command-line client 7990 enhancement bad html attribute into aqplan.tt : styl= insted of style= System requirements ====================== Changes since 3.4: * Perl 5.10 is required Documentation ====================== As of Koha 3.2, the Koha manual is now maintained in DocBook. The home page for Koha documentation is http://koha-community.org/documentation/ As of the date of these release notes, only the English version of the Koha manual is available: http://manual.koha-community.org/3.6/en/ The Git repository for the Koha manual can be found at http://git.koha-community.org/gitweb/?p=kohadocs.git;a=summary Translations ====================== Complete or near-complete translations of the OPAC and staff interface are available in this release for the following languages: * Chinese (China) * Chinese (Taiwan) * Danish * English (USA) * English (UK) * English (New Zealand) * French (Canada) * French (France) * German * Greek * Italian * Portuguese (Brazil) * Spanish Partial translations are available for various other languages. The Koha team welcomes additional translations; please see http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Translating_Koha for information about translating Koha, and join the koha-translate list to volunteer: http://lists.koha-community.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/koha-translate The most up-to-date translations can be found at: http://translate.koha-community.org/ Release Team ====================== The release team for Koha 3.6 is Release Manager: Chris Cormack <chrisc(a)catalyst.net.nz> Documentation Manager: Nicole C Engard <nengard(a)gmail.com> Translation Manager: Frédéric Demians <frederic(a)tamil.fr> QA Manager: Ian Walls <ian.walls(a)bywatersolutions.com> Bug Wranglers: MJ Ray, Marcel de Rooy, Paul Poulain, Mason James Past Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Chris Nighswonger <cnighswonger(a)foundations.edu> Release Maintainer (3.6.x): Jared Camins-Esakov <jcamins(a)cpbibliography.com> Credits ====================== We thank the following libraries who are known to have sponsored new features in Koha 3.6: * Los Gatos Public Library * NEKLS * East Brunswick Public Library * Athens County Public Libraries * Horowhenua Library Trust * Halton Borough Council * South Taranaki District Council We thank the following individuals who contributed patches to Koha 3.6.6. 1 Gaetan Boisson 3 Jared Camins-Esakov 1 Colin Campbell 1 Galen Charlton 3 Chris Cormack 1 Stéphane Delaune 1 Jonathan Druart 1 Magnus Enger 11 Katrin Fischer 2 Kyle M Hall 1 Dobrica Pavlinusic 3 Paul Poulain 2 MJ Ray 1 Adrien Saurat 2 Robin Sheat 2 Ian Walls 1 mveron We regret any omissions. If a contributor has been inadvertantly missed, please send a patch against these release notes to koha-patches(a)lists.koha-community.org. Revision control notes ====================== The Koha project uses Git for version control. The current development version of Koha can be retrieved by checking out the master branch of git://git.koha-community.org/koha.git The branch for Koha 3.6.x (i.e., this version of Koha and future bugfix releases) is 3.6.x. Koha 3.8.0 was released on April 23, 2012. The next major feature release of Koha will be Koha 3.10.0. Bugs and feature requests ====================== Bug reports and feature requests can be filed at the Koha bug tracker at http://bugs.koha-community.org/ Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini

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Koha sending mail
by alaa Badri 24 Jun '12

24 Jun '12

Dear All can any one tell step by step how to set up koha 3.9 to send emails Best Regards, Alaa BadriSystem and network administrator New Generation International Schools01227204728

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Recall function
by alaa Badri 24 Jun '12

24 Jun '12

Dear All I need to know if is recall function added to koha 3.8.1 or not if is not how i can add it or use it in this release Thanks for your effort Best Regards, Alaa BadriSystem and network administrator New Generation International Schools01227204728

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Re: [Koha] software error
by SANDEEP BHAVSAR 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

Thanks Marc Veron It works for me. On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Marc Véron <veron(a)veron.ch> wrote: > How is the System Preference "NoZebra" set? > > It suppose that the error occurs if it is set to "Don't use". > > Marc > > > Am 23.06.2012 08:58, schrieb SANDEEP BHAVSAR: > >> Koha version: 3.09.00.017 >> >> On Sat, Jun 23, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Marc Véron <veron(a)veron.ch >> <mailto:veron@veron.ch>> wrote: >> >> Hi Sandeep Bhavsar, >> >> Can you please provide more information about the Koha Version you are >> running? >> >> Marc >> >> >> >> >> Am 23.06.2012 07:47, schrieb SANDEEP BHAVSAR: >> >> Respected all >> >> I am facing the following error, in circulation module., but if we >> refresh >> the page after this error comes then circulation works perfectly. >> >> Software error: >> >> Can't call method "subfield" on an undefined value at >> /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.**__pm line 2965. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Thanks and Regards >> >> Sandeep Bhavsar >> Librarian >> Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies >> Thane(W) 400601 >> MUMBAI. INDIA >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >> email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com <mailto:sandeep.bhavsar@gmail.**com<sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com> >> > >> >> Mob : 9029 345777 >> elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/**elib/main.htm<http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm> >> @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ >> > > -- Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9029 345777 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

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software error
by SANDEEP BHAVSAR 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

Respected all I am facing the following error, in circulation module., but if we refresh the page after this error comes then circulation works perfectly. Software error: Can't call method "subfield" on an undefined value at /usr/share/koha/lib/C4/Biblio.pm line 2965. -- Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar(a)gmail.com Mob : 9029 345777 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@

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Data Migration
by Chrispin Simasiku Sitali 23 Jun '12

23 Jun '12

I intend to migrate data from Koha 3.02.05.000 to Koha 3.8. The data is on machine running Ubuntu 10.10 (Koha3.2) and data will be migrated to machine running Debian Squeeze (Koha 3.8). I am requesting the Koha community to point me in the right direction on how to accomplish this mammoth task. A step by step instruction will be highly appreciated Sitali C.S. -- Charles Lwanga College of Education, P. O. Box 660193, Monze, ZAMBIA. Mobile: +26 0979 869471 SKYPE: Libsitali

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