[Koha] z39.50 searching - Permanent system error

Ramon Andinach custard at westnet.com.au
Sun Sep 14 12:33:01 NZST 2008


On 11/09/2008, at 5:33 PM, MJ Ray wrote:

> "Max Crowe" <newdurhamlibrary at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 1: Permanent system error: Permanent system error: Bib-1
>>
>> I don't know that this is a bug, really, but I'm trying to figure out
>> exactly what is happening.  Question one:  what does this error  
>> actually
>> mean?
>
> It means there's some permanent error in the system when getting that
> result.
>
>> It seems to occur consistently for certain searches (ISBN-13
>> 978-1-59722-733-9, for example gives me the error for both Aurora  
>> and the
>> NYP consistently) while other searches can run through the same  
>> servers
>> without a hitch.  Is the "system" error my system, or theirs?
>
> I think it's theirs.
>
>> Or is there some sort of compatibility issue?
>
> Possibly.
>
>> Two:  beyond figuring out what's
>> happening, I ideally would love to be able use z39.50 with these  
>> systems--
>> are other libraries able to accomplish this?
>
> Yes.  I can't get that result either, but I can find 0062715275 for
> example.  I had a few problems working nypl.org from the yaz-client
> command-line: features not supported and that sort of thing.
>
>> Anyone else experienced this issue?  There seem to be lots of  
>> servers that
>> yield this error message-- I just listed these two as an example.
>> (Incidentially, I'm using Koha 3.00.00.107)

Slef and Max,

I also have this error.

Frustratingly I'm having it with sources that worked up until I  
upgraded to the stable release of Koha 3.

-ramon


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