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Choice of deployment servers
by Mohamed Imran K R 01 Apr '06

01 Apr '06

hi all, we have had a good time testing out koha and we are in the final stages of getting over it. our librarian has given me great reviews about it and we are going to plunge into implementation in a few days from now. we have in fact started the bibliography process. we are an engineering college with over 1500 members.( u know lots of circulations). and the amount of new books that comes in is also increasing. my question is what type of hardware is sufficient to run such a system. I am presently using FC3.( mysql 3 series) will it be a problem if i migrate to FC5? what do you recommend? -- Regards Mohamed Imran K R

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Re: [Koha] Re: Koha Roadmap
by Joshua Ferraro 01 Apr '06

01 Apr '06

On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 02:08:02PM -0500, GLBT Library wrote: > The bug I posted to the list about happens when there is a very large > field like a long responsibility statement or a long abstract and when > you go in to edit the biblio the field shows up as a large memo style > entry field instead of the one line form field. When this happens and > you click save biblio half the data in the biblio gets shifted into an > adjacent field or disapears altogether. Specifically everything from > the abstract down is affected. It took me a very long time to isolate > exactly what was making this happen (editing biblios with large amounts > of data in a single field). Sadly our server admin does not have a lot > of time to chase this bug, and I do not have full server access for > stability reasons. I do not expect people to necesserily be able to > analyze this bug for me, but I would like to know if it is a known bug, > and I have tried to find it in your bug tracking system and was unable > to locate it. Interesting. Could you try to reproduce this on koha.liblime.com? That is running the very latest CVS so you'll be able to tell if it's been addressed or now. Let me know how it turns out. Cheers, -- Joshua Ferraro VENDOR SERVICES FOR OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE President, Technology migration, training, maintenance, support LibLime Featuring Koha Open-Source ILS jmf(a)liblime.com |Full Demos at http://liblime.com/koha |1(888)KohaILS

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Re: Koha Roadmap
by GLBT Library 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

My library is waiting on Koha 3.0 to upgrade because we have several bugs within our installation that I have unfortunately not been able to find any documentation on, and when I have posted them to the list no one has given any feedback on them, and we are hoping that 3.0 would provide fixes for them. You said Koha would not be ready for April 15th, do you have any idea what a realistic estimate is? That information would be very helpful for me, as our server tech wants to make upgrading a summer project. Victor J Kinzer koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz wrote: >Send Koha mailing list submissions to > koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha >or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > koha-request(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >You can reach the person managing the list at > koha-owner(a)lists.katipo.co.nz > >When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >than "Re: Contents of Koha digest..." > > >Today's Topics: > > 1. Koha 3.0 (Krieger, Tim) > 2. Re: Koha 3.0 (Joshua Ferraro) > 3. fines2.pl (Calvin Park) > 4. Barcode Issue (Stephon McCray) > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:05:34 -0600 >From: "Krieger, Tim" <krieger.tim(a)nesd.ca> >Subject: [Koha] Koha 3.0 >To: <koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz> >Message-ID: > <05A74EA4A096BA4B854B05B102F1E9400B643F(a)exchange.division.local> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > >Anyone willing to comment on the status of 3.0? I have a library that >is looking at starting a move to an ILS and it seems to me that if the >3.0 stream of Koha is going to be on time (Aprli 15) as per the road map >that it would be wise to wait for that release. > >Any comments appreciated. > >T > > >------------------------------ > >Message: 2 >Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 08:25:31 -0800 >From: Joshua Ferraro <jmf(a)liblime.com> >Subject: Re: [Koha] Koha 3.0 >To: "Krieger, Tim" <krieger.tim(a)nesd.ca> >Cc: koha(a)lists.katipo.co.nz >Message-ID: <20060330162531.GB6852(a)gandalf.liblime.com> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >On Thu, Mar 30, 2006 at 10:05:34AM -0600, Krieger, Tim wrote: > > >>Anyone willing to comment on the status of 3.0? I have a library that >>is looking at starting a move to an ILS and it seems to me that if the >>3.0 stream of Koha is going to be on time (Aprli 15) as per the road map >>that it would be wise to wait for that release. >> >> >In fact, the roadmap is a bit outdated, my fault of course :-). 3.0 >won't be ready by April 15th, but the perl-zoom plugin will be. > >Cheers, > > > -- Victor J Kinzer Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Student Support Services Indiana University 705 E. 7th Street Bloomington, IN 47408 PH: 812-855-4252 FX: 812-855-4465 Email: glbtlib(a)indiana.edu URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~glbtlib/ For a listing of events at IU and surrounding area please check out our web page calendar: http://www.indiana.edu/~glbt/

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Barcode Issue
by Stephon McCray 31 Mar '06

31 Mar '06

Hello Everyone... I know that I've posted something about this before and I have yet to get a resolution for this issue... When I try to print out my Barcodes, I'm still getting the following error: The server encountered an internal error and was unable to complete your request. Error message: Premature end of script headers: barcodesGenerator.pl If you think this is a server error, please contactthe webmaster. When I go to the log page, I get the following error: [Thu Mar 30 17:38:51 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Premature end of script headers: barcodesGenerator.pl, referer: http://intranet/cgi-bin/koha/barcodes/barcodes.pl [Thu Mar 30 17:38:51 2006] [error] [client 127.0.0.1] Unable to open /tmp/829986-127.0.0.1-(From 1000000001 to 1000000020)-[30.3.2006]-[17:38:51].pdf for writing at C:/usr/site/lib/PDF/API2/PDF/File.pm line 420., referer: http://intranet/cgi-bin/koha/barcodes/barcodes.pl I do have the appropriate API2 file... What else do I need to do? Thanks, Stephon McCray Media/IT Western Academy Charter School

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fines2.pl
by Calvin Park 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

Hello everyone, I've been beating my head into the wall (on and off) for about a month trying to get the fines2.pl script to work properly. The error is as follows: DBD::mysql::st execute failed: Table 'Koha.categoryitem' doesn't exist at /var/www/html/koha/intranet/modules/C4/Circulation/Fines.pm line 156. DBD::mysql::st fetchrow_hashref failed: fetch() without execute() at /var/www/html/koha/intranet/modules/C4/Circulation/Fines.pm line 157. I'm the System Administrator, and the head librarian would very much like to have fines working properly. I did some research and Google reveals that at some point during the development of Koha (over the past year I believe) fines2.pl was broken because Koha.categoryitem was removed/changed. Other than this Koha is working great for us. If you need any more information please let me know, and thanks in advance for any help you can give us on this. Calvin Park System Administrator Computer Services Department Davis College: A Practical College of Bible and Ministry email: cpark(a)davisny.edu phone: 1.607.729.1581 ext 404 web: http://www.davisny.edu/csd

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Koha 3.0
by Krieger, Tim 30 Mar '06

30 Mar '06

Anyone willing to comment on the status of 3.0? I have a library that is looking at starting a move to an ILS and it seems to me that if the 3.0 stream of Koha is going to be on time (Aprli 15) as per the road map that it would be wise to wait for that release. Any comments appreciated. T

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INMAGIC DB/TEXTWORKS Data migration to Koha
by George Camp Keiser Library 29 Mar '06

29 Mar '06

Hello, We are a small library currently attempting to migrate our records from INMAGIC 7.01 to Koha. Could someone provide detailed step-by-step explanation on how to do this to a novice? Thank you, Simon

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patches for opac-searc
by Bruno Marmol 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

Hi, I've found a bug in opac search. After searching for "Recent acquisitions" the parameter "desc_or_asc" contains the number of day for the search. After the display of the first page of results, the link to other next/previous/page_number pages do not contains this parameter and the continuation list fail! So I've patched opac-search.pl to call the template with the good arg, and I've patched fr/opac-searchresult.tmpl to display good links. (Sorry don't patche English version...) Here are the patches... Hope that help. -- Bruno Marmol. Ingénieur à la Direction Information Scientifique et de la communication Email: Bruno.Marmol(a)Inrialpes.Fr - Tel: 04 76 61 53 04 - Fax: 04 76 61 52 52 Inria Rhône Alpes. ZIRST - 655 Av de l'Europe. - Montbonnot St Martin 38334 St Ismier Cedex - France

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mysql error
by Danabalou Mohanassoundarame 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

Hello/Bonjour, I got a problem to create this table in mysql-5.0.18 any idea CREATE TABLE issues( borrowernumber int( 11 ) NOT NULL default '0', itemnumber int( 11 ) NOT NULL default '0', date_due date default NULL , branchcode char( 4 ) default NULL , issuingbranch char( 18 ) default NULL , returndate date default NULL , lastreneweddate date default NULL , RETURN char( 4 ) default NULL , renewals tinyint( 4 ) default NULL , timestamptimestamp( 14 ) NOT NULL , KEY issuesborridx( borrowernumber ) , KEY issuesitemidx( itemnumber ) , KEY bordate( borrowernumber, timestamp ) ) TYPE = MYISAM ; *MySQL a répondu:*Documentation <http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/error-returns.html> | #1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'return char(4) default NULL, renewals tinyint(4) default NULL, timestamp t' at line 9 cordialement |

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Join Us In Paris For KohaCon 2006
by Russel Garlick 28 Mar '06

28 Mar '06

MEDIA RELEASE: Join Us In Paris For KohaCon 2006 27 March 2006 The Koha community is excited to announce the first ever Koha Conference to be held in Paris France May 2nd and 3rd 2006. We'd like to extend an invitation to libraries, developers, media and library supporters to attend our first conference. This event is the first formal gathering of the wider Koha community, including developers, users and supporters, since version 1.0 of the world's first Open Source Integrated Library System (ILS), was released in 2000. It provides an opportunity to join together to celebrate achievements to date, and discover more about the Koha ILS. Many of the presentations will focus on what Koha 3.0 will offer the community. The conference will be held over two days in Paris, France. DAY ONE - DISCOVER KOHA May 2nd 2006, Paris The Discover Koha day will include talks on what is Koha and open source software, what does this mean for libraries along with a presentation of the new features in Koha 3.0 and some background on what is involved in moving to Koha from another ILS. DAY TWO - KOHA USER GROUP (Europe) May 3rd 2006, Paris The User Group day will be more hands on and provides existing Koha users with an opportunity to discover more about the current system and learn about what is coming in the future released. There will demonstrations of new functionality. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? If you are already a Koha user, or perhaps you have been interested in Koha and want to find out more, then you should attend KohaCon 2006. A large number of Koha developers from around the world will be there, and this is your chance to meet with them. They include, amongst others: * Chris Cormack, Version 1.X Release Manager, Katipo Communications, New Zealand. * Paul Poulain , Version 2.2 Release Manager, Independent Koha Consultant, France. * Joshua Ferraro, Version 3.0 Release Manager, Liblime, United States of America A full programme outline speakers and topics will be published on http://www.koha.org website. For more information about KohaCon 2006, please go to http://www.koha.org/community/conferences/ REGISTRATION IS FREE, BUT ESSENTIAL This is a free event, but if you would like to attend you will need to register. You can register online at http://www.koha.org/community/conferences/registration.html. Once you have registered, you will be contacted by the conference organising committee with further details. The Koha community would like to thank Ecole Nationale Suprieure des Mines de Paris (ENSMP) for providing a venue for KohaCon in Paris. KOHA DEVELOPERS WEEK May 8th-12th 2006, Marseille Following on from the conference, a group of core Koha developers will be meeting in Marseille to work on Koha 3.0. If you are a Koha developer who is interested in contributing, then please attend a Koha Project IRC meeting. Meetings are held every Monday at 20:00 GMT. See http://www.koha.org/community/irc.html for IRC channel information. Space is limited at the Development Week venue. If you would like to attend, please ensure that you are at a project meeting in the next two weeks. The Koha community would like to thank Bibliotheque du Centre de Mathematiques et Informatique (CMI) at the Universite de Provence for providing a venue for the Developers Week in Marseille. ABOUT KOHA Koha is a full-featured Open Source library management system first deployed in January 2000 at Horowhenua Library Trust. It is currently maintained by a team of software providers and library technology staff from around the globe. Several companies around the world support Koha, providing libraries with a full array of vendor services including installation, migration assistance, data integrity testing, staff training, software maintenance, support and customization. To learn more about Koha, please visit http://www.koha.org/. -- Russel Garlick Operations Manager Katipo Communications Ph: +64 4 934 1285 Fax: +64 4 934 1286 Mob: +64 27 537 1377 Skype: russelgarlick Web http://www.katipo.co.nz

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