[Koha] Koha: staff client searching by card number

[Linda Culberson]

All,
What we can do in our current system and would like be able to do is to 
get a single result - so that if I search for cardnumber "6532"   I get 
just that one and not "*6532*"   - every number that contains that 
string.  I had tried enclosing it with single quotes and double quotes, 
  and neither worked.  We have 17000+ patrons, and the going through 
them can be really time consuming.


On 4/6/2011 10:38 AM, James Ghiorzi wrote:
> We just scan the barcode.  The other easiest way to do it is enter last name, first name (you can just put the first initial if you want, it will display a list of patrons that closely match your search.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> James Ghiorzi
> Library Assistant II
> San Benito County Free Library
> 470 Fifth St.
> Hollister, CA 05-23
> (831) 636-4107
>
> ________________________________________
> From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Linda Culberson [lculber at mdah.state.ms.us]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2011 2:18 PM
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> Subject: [Koha] Koha: staff client searching by card number
>
> Everyone,
> Another newbie question: Is there a way in the staff client to search by
> the exact card number?  It seems to be using wild cards before and
> after.  For example, a search for "643" pulls up 1643", "36431" and
> everything else that contains "643" with 643 in the list.   We want it
> to pull up only the one 643.     I'm assuming it isn't acceptable to
> change member.pl?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
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> Linda Culberson                 lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
> Archives and Records Services Division
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> Jackson, MS 39205-0571
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Linda Culberson			lculber at mdah.state.ms.us
Archives and Records Services Division
Ms. Dept. of Archives & History
P. O. Box 571
Jackson, MS 39205-0571
Telephone:  601/576-6873
Facsimile:  601/576-6824