Hi, My programmatic method as well as a test (with one filled field per MARC record) allows all records to be imported unsuccessfully. Each record gives the following error message. "Error: Problem with " There must be some validating logic that I am missing out on. It would be nice if I could get some quick education about what is completely required for minimum Koha validation of record(s). Ottawa, Can. ... My notes... MarcEdit Usage instructions... Using the wizard and getting to the "mapping" dialog, please remember to use the format as described below, for example. 245$a After MarcEdit's text wizard generates files, those files need to be re-processed using the MarcMaker feature of the main MarcEdit program, which will in turn produce a newer version of files. those files look to me (i.e. Tony) to be readable by Koha directly. I haven't tried generating a valid record, though using these tools yet. The above instructions are what I learnt from the MarcEdit wizard dialogues which are only available if you have the program installed locally on Windows successfully. Regards, Tony