[Koha] Koha 3.0 and UTF-8 ???

[Thommy M.]

Joe Atzberger wrote:
> This error isn't related to ASCII vs. Unicode.  You have a mandatory
> field in your framework (942$c) that isn't populated by your import. 
> Populate it manually to continue.

I'm very well aware of that. The word "anyway" was to indicate that I
had two (2) problems/questions. I both have a problem with unicode _and_
an error message. I can also figure out that the mandatory field is not
filled in, however there is no way to fill it in.

So question 1 is; How to set this field or how to make it not mandatory?

> The problems that Koha does have with Unicode are in large part problems
> that any MARC21.  Our French colleagues (using UNIMARC) certainly would
> not be using Koha if it could only handle ASCII. 


I very well know that Koha can manage unicode, I only want to be
provocative to get some attention to the fact that there is a big lack
in the documentation on how to set it up correctly.

Question 2 is; How can I make Koha to use unicode?

What configuration parameters should I set? Can I send some list of
current parameters to describe my settings so that someone can tell me
what I've set wrong? Is there any current documentation on how to get
Koha unicode aware?


//Thommy M.


> --Joe
> 
> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 5:33 PM, Thommy M.
> <thommy.m.malmstrom at gmail.com
> <mailto:thommy.m.malmstrom at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I followed the instructions on
>     http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=koha_3_install_guide_ubuntu_hardy
>     and installed Koha 3 on Ubuntu 8.04. I did everything as on the page and
>     I set UTF-8 where expected. Selected MARC21. Installation was OK. I
>     added my Z39.50 server and searched for a ISBN (9789197658843) but it
>     came back with the non ASCII characters as a question mark in a black
>     square...
> 
>     I imported it anyway and tried to save it but got this error:
>     ------------
>     Can't save this record because the following field aren't filled
>     * tag 942 subfield c item type in tab 9
>     ------------
> 
>     I start to believe that Koha can't handle anything but ASCII. Someone,
>     please prove me wrong.
> 
> 
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