November 2004 - Koha-devel - lists.koha-community.org

mod_perl bug: fixed
by Ernesto Silva 04 Nov '04

04 Nov '04

Hi, Our koha installation is running on SuSE 9.1 with apache2 and mod_perl. We found a bug in the admin/marc_subfield_structure.pl in the intranet, it works fine as a cgi but fails in mod_perl mode. We fixed it so now runs via mod-perl and via pure cgi. Please re-fix it if it's not technically right. Regards -- Ernesto Silva - Webmaster - Universidad ORT Uruguay Cuareim 1451. Montevideo. Montevideo - 11100. Uruguay. Email: silva(a)ort.edu.uy "Men and nations will act rationally when all other possibilities have been exhausted." Katz law.

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Additional item information
by Andrés Tarallo 04 Nov '04

04 Nov '04

Our current library system holds in one of its database many information specific to the item This information is mostly about who asked for the the item , who autorized it, where was purchased, how much we paid for .... . We're mapping this information to free subfields in the 952 field (we use it for koha-marc item mapping). On the other side our librarians are intraducing manually a few books in order to gain experience with Koha. They pointed out us that they can't load this subfields. We've been investigating and found out that only the fields that have a mapping in the non-marc (koha.item table) database are requested for a new item or biblio. We need to keep this information,is badly needed for our librarians. We're asking for your advice. One Possible solution is adding our needed fields in the koha.item table, but we're aware that we will open from the mainstream development, we're willing to contribute back our changes; but we think that they could be useless for most koha users. Thanks in advance Andres

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Palmerston North Theosophical society online
by Waylon Robertson 04 Nov '04

04 Nov '04

Hiya, ive just got the Palmerston North Theosophical society library online, intranet access. its not the production server, just a dummy. 5 years ago, i dreamed up the idea of putting the card catalog into a computer, went from title, author, publisher and publishin date to lots of fields, to spreadsheet, to mysql and koha. goto: genji.homeip.net username: koha password: koha thanks everyone for supporting koha... without you, koha would not exist. Waylon --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com) Version: 6.0.788 / Virus Database: 533 - Release Date: 1/11/2004

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Formatting currency
by Owen Leonard 04 Nov '04

04 Nov '04

I was looking at the new template for circulation.pl, and noticed that when the page was reporting a member's outstanding debt, it came out like '2.00000'. I'm wondering if there is ever a time when we want displays like this to show so many decimal points? Perhaps in Acquisitions, if you're working with exchange and taxation rates (although I would think numbers there would be rounded up as well)? Does Koha need a 'currency format' preference like it has a date format preference? Or would everyone be happy with just two decimal places? Thanks, Owen

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Some little Bugfixes
by Andrés Tarallo 03 Nov '04

03 Nov '04

While testing some funcionalities and coping with a few complains in the spanish translation I've found some little bugs in the OPAC and fixed them. Attached you'll find my modified files. I'm working with koha 2.1.2

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2.0.0 release date
by Paul POULAIN 03 Nov '04

03 Nov '04

Hi, My goal here is to ask for a 2.0.0 release date. It may sound strange to have the Release Manager asking users for a release date, but let me explain : The 2.1.3 works fine since some weeks in EMN, in France. My opinion is that the 2.1.3 can be used in production. Not 100% bug free with a UNIMARC DB, but works. The question is : how works 2.1.3 with a MARC21 installation ? Important question, but I don't know it's answer yet. Nelsonville or Katipo, did you do some tests ? So, when do you think I could publish a 2.2.0RC1 in the stable tree ? My opinion is ASAP : I don't want to wait for months like I did for 2.0.0. As I said previously, I realize delaying the 2.0.0 version had a very bad effect on french libraries, that didn't want to install 2.0.0RCx, thinking it was too unstable. The DB schema didn't change from 2.1.2 to 2.1.3 and still has no change. I think this is the most important point : the DB IS stable, so Koha is on the road to be stable. Feel free to argue if you don't agree & have any other opinion/idea. -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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Re: Install.pm,1.77,1.78
by MJ Ray 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

On 2004-11-02 18:03:31 +0000 Paul POULAIN <tipaul(a)users.sourceforge.net> wrote: > --- 2079,2084 ---- > #FIXME: rewrite to use Install.pm > sub backupkoha { > ! if (!$ENV{prefix}) { $ENV{prefix} = "/usr/local"; } > ! my $backupdir=$ENV{prefix}.'/backups'; The defaulting of the prefix environment variable is done inside Install::getinstallationdirectories() - would it be better to do it in (a renamed?) Install::setetcdir instead? -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only and not of any group I know Creative copyleft computing - http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ Unsolicited attachments to the pipex address deleted Will HLF fund tree-killings? http://www.thewalks.co.uk/

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Koha future
by Paul POULAIN 02 Nov '04

02 Nov '04

Hi all, I tried to put all suggestions for Koha future into a wiki page. It's on : http://www.saas.nsw.edu.au/koha_wiki/index.php?page=KohaRoadmap2.2.x I merged 2.2.x and 2.4.0 features. But the table shows in which version it should be done. Feel free to complete this page, I will add features myself if you post only on this list. -- Paul POULAIN Consultant indépendant en logiciels libres responsable francophone de koha (SIGB libre http://www.koha-fr.org)

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Re: [Koha-devel] SIP2
by Saiful Amin 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

Hi Lee, I was doing some study in RFID system and the respective protocols. There are already some tools available for RFID technology in Perl: http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/dist/RFID-Base However, there are no Perl module available for SIP2 or NCIP. Could you please elaborate on what the SIP2 toolkit does? I mean what are the development efforts needed from a Perl programmer to use your toolkit in doing the integration? Could you please explain how do you make that toolkit available? I've been working with Koha for more than past 2 years and I'll be interested in writing the wrapper for Koha, using your toolkit. Thanks, Saiful Saiful Amin Learning Resource Centre Indian School of Business Gachibowli Hyderabad - 500 019 Ph. +91-40-23187999 http://www.isb.edu/lrc Lee.Eldridge(a)checkpt.com wrote: Hi there, Checkpoint sell RFID library automation systems. We want the following features to provide a demonstration circulation system. We cannot be aligned to any commercial circulation system We need a SIP2 interface to all circulation systems. We have a development kit for this interface. We also would like to be able to add menu items that enable the extraction of item information, convert it to a text form and then send it via FTP to an IP address where it is accessed by an item search device We also would like to perform the reverse where we take a text file (from an inventory collection device) and feed it back to the circulation system Is there a plan to add this feature? If not what would it cost us to ad these features? Cheers Lee Eldridge Technology Product Manager Checkpoint Meto Pty Ltd 80 Lewis Road Wantirna South Victoria 3152 Australia Ph: +61 3 9262 8013 Fax: +61 3 9262 8002 Mobile: 0418 137 660 (Embedded image moved to file: pic01530.gif) This message contains information proprietary to Checkpoint Systems Inc. It is intended to be read only by the individual or entity named above or their designee. Any distribution of this message or the information contained herein without written permission from Checkpoint Systems Inc. is strictly prohibited. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or an agent responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. Get Your Private, Free E-mail from Indiatimes at http://email.indiatimes.com Buy The Best In BOOKS at http://www.bestsellers.indiatimes.com Bid for for Air Tickets @ Re.1 on Air Sahara Flights. Just log on to http://airsahara.indiatimes.com and Bid Now!

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Considering Open Source Software ( for lib. article smecc got a mention)
by COURYHOUSE＠aol.com 01 Nov '04

01 Nov '04

http://www.infotoday.com/cilmag/sep04/balas.shtml dated nov 1, 2004

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