[Koha-win32] Re: [Koha] MARC import with no ISBN #

[Tony Wilson]

I have two questions related to this issue, I think.

One, in the Widows version, am I correct that  the bulk import midule 
does not work?

Second, we are importing via the browser and then find that the system 
seems to be ignoring the second indicator in the 254 field so the 
initail artilcles in titles are being used in filing.. Is this an import 
problem or something else?  The correct indicators seem to be present in 
the record.

Tony Wilson
Seattle Academy of Fine Art

Thomas D wrote:

>BULKMARCIMPORT.PL
>
>I advise against using the current Koha web browser interface administration
>tools for importing MARC records if you want complete and/or valid records.
> Any deficiency, and there are many, in the System Administrtion : Biblio
>Framework will result in fields and subfields missing from the biblio
>framework being dropped from records imported through the Koha
>administration web interface.  You could add the missing fields and
>subfields to correct for this problem but some time should be taken to audit
>the existing default framework.  This is true for System Administration :
>Import.  This is also true for the Koha Z39.50 client, which of course does
>not work on MS Windows or OSX for the Koha 2.X.X versions.
>
>Import MARC records into Koha in batches using bulkmarcimport.pl to import
>the records.  The Unix default path is
>/usr/local/koha/intranet/scripts/misc/migration_tools/bulkmarcimport.pl in
>Koha 2.2.4.  Be certain to set the proper values for the environment
>variables PERL5LIB and KOHA_CONF before running the script.
>
>Keep a copy of all your records even after using bulkmarcimport.pl Having a
>copy of your records outside Koha protects them against any problems in Koha
>and can be used to reimport them in future.
>
>
>NO ISBN PROBLEM
>
>If you use bulkmarcimport.pl, you also avoid this bug that has manifested
>itself again from Koha 2.2.2 and after. 
>http://bugs.koha.org/cgi-bin/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=998 .
>
>
>Thomas D
>
>
>Quoting Carol Ku <carolcool01 at yahoo.com> :
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>>Does MARC record have to have ISBN # in order to be imported? 
>>I encounter some
>>problems trying to import some Chinese Books from a university
>>in Hong kOng.
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